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Pilot reported flying into a restricted area and attributed it to weather and not receiving ATC flight following.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745951 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 265 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I planned a long cross country flight from state Y to state Z with the intention of flying just east of restricted airspace r-xxxx; near city X; state X; then toward the ZZZ VOR; near city Y; before turning north to fly west of ZZZ1. Cloud cover was forming low near city Z; so I climbed to 8;500 for smooth air and very clear flying. Unfortunately; I began to track to the ZZZ VOR too early and overflew the northwest corner of the restricted airspace. I should have paid closer attention to my GPS to ensure I was well clear to the east of the restricted area before tracking the VOR. Another contributing factor was slightly changing my route during the flight since I knew I wouldn't see ZZZ2 due to the clouds below. I truly didn't realize I had made this mistake until I landed in state Y and was directed to call ZZZ control. Another contributing factor; and a mistake I will not make again; was my reluctance to call for flight following due to perceived reduced personnel at ATC facilities due to the covid crisis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported flying into a restricted area and attributed it to weather and not receiving ATC flight following.
Narrative: I planned a long cross country flight from State Y to State Z with the intention of flying just east of restricted airspace R-XXXX; near City X; State X; then toward the ZZZ VOR; near City Y; before turning north to fly west of ZZZ1. Cloud cover was forming low near City Z; so I climbed to 8;500 for smooth air and very clear flying. Unfortunately; I began to track to the ZZZ VOR too early and overflew the northwest corner of the restricted airspace. I should have paid closer attention to my GPS to ensure I was well clear to the east of the restricted area before tracking the VOR. Another contributing factor was slightly changing my route during the flight since I knew I wouldn't see ZZZ2 due to the clouds below. I truly didn't realize I had made this mistake until I landed in State Y and was directed to call ZZZ Control. Another contributing factor; and a mistake I will not make again; was my reluctance to call for flight following due to perceived reduced personnel at ATC facilities due to the COVID crisis.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.