Narrative:

I was on bwi approach control looking for martin state airport from the north. I was very busy in the cockpit trying to find the charts, frequencys, etc. Single pilot operation. I had a WAC chart out looking for ground references and was about to set the localizer frequency in when ATC called. Never got it set up. I looked out left and called the airport in sight. Approach cleared us for the visual and told us to contact martin tower. I set up on a right base and called the tower. He told us to report the left downwind for 14 (should have been my first clue). I informed him we were on a right base and he asked our position. I said 6 west. As I approached the strip I knew I had made a mistake and started to turn back. Martin tower called and said approach called and said we were set up for weide aaf. The tower instructed us to turn left to 360 degree and climb to 3000, then to recontact approach control. Called them, they turned us further left to 270 degree and stopped the climb at 1500. We flew over to 1 more peninsula, found the airport with no problem. Landed without incident. No one said anything about any problem. However, on my own checking I realized I had entered restr area R-4001A. We were there for a very short time but nonetheless, I was in it. The small transport is an easy airplane to fly but as a single pilot operation in the northeast corridor, it gets hectic. First, fly the airplane. Second, slow down and concentrate. Use every available NAVAID and make it a point to get them set up, no matter how busy it is. Be aware of the surrounding airspace. Be thankful for the attentive controllers.

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Title: CORP PLT FAILS SET UP NAVAID, APCH WRONG ARPT, PENETRATES RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: I WAS ON BWI APCH CTL LOOKING FOR MARTIN STATE ARPT FROM THE N. I WAS VERY BUSY IN THE COCKPIT TRYING TO FIND THE CHARTS, FREQS, ETC. SINGLE PLT OP. I HAD A WAC CHART OUT LOOKING FOR GND REFS AND WAS ABOUT TO SET THE LOC FREQ IN WHEN ATC CALLED. NEVER GOT IT SET UP. I LOOKED OUT L AND CALLED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL AND TOLD US TO CONTACT MARTIN TWR. I SET UP ON A R BASE AND CALLED THE TWR. HE TOLD US TO RPT THE L DOWNWIND FOR 14 (SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST CLUE). I INFORMED HIM WE WERE ON A R BASE AND HE ASKED OUR POS. I SAID 6 W. AS I APCHED THE STRIP I KNEW I HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND STARTED TO TURN BACK. MARTIN TWR CALLED AND SAID APCH CALLED AND SAID WE WERE SET UP FOR WEIDE AAF. THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN L TO 360 DEG AND CLB TO 3000, THEN TO RECONTACT APCH CTL. CALLED THEM, THEY TURNED US FURTHER L TO 270 DEG AND STOPPED THE CLB AT 1500. WE FLEW OVER TO 1 MORE PENINSULA, FOUND THE ARPT WITH NO PROBLEM. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO ONE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON MY OWN CHKING I REALIZED I HAD ENTERED RESTR AREA R-4001A. WE WERE THERE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME BUT NONETHELESS, I WAS IN IT. THE SMT IS AN EASY AIRPLANE TO FLY BUT AS A SINGLE PLT OP IN THE NE CORRIDOR, IT GETS HECTIC. FIRST, FLY THE AIRPLANE. SECOND, SLOW DOWN AND CONCENTRATE. USE EVERY AVAILABLE NAVAID AND MAKE IT A POINT TO GET THEM SET UP, NO MATTER HOW BUSY IT IS. BE AWARE OF THE SURROUNDING AIRSPACE. BE THANKFUL FOR THE ATTENTIVE CTLRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.