Commuter accused of violating prohibited area. Cannot get proper NOTAM information.

Attributes
ACN	186203
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nhz
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pwm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3250 flight time type : 1350
ASRS Report	186203
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	186217
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

According to the FAA we violated P67. There was no mention in any fdc NOTAMS that we checked that P67 had been expanded. According to the new york sectional P67 is only active to 1000 ft AGL. Since we were at 2500 ft we felt we were well above P67. After being notified by the chief pilot that the FAA had notified him of the alleged violation, we double checked all charts, including NOTAMS in the commercial chart and computer that we as pilots have access to and there is no mention of the expansion. Later that morning while flying the same route we called bdr FSS to ask them about P67. The FSS told us that P67 was active to 1000 ft. Only after we asked him to double check his information did he find that P67 had been expanded to 3000 ft AGL and 4 NM either side of the 8 DME fix of the ene VOR radial 142 degree. If this area was expanded we feel as a crew the FAA is lax in making sure this information was available to us as pilots. We are including in our report copies of the NOTAMS available to us through our company computer. Also if the same incident occurred not 12 hours before why were there no company bulletins or notations on our release that this area had been expanded. We were dispatched VFR and feel we were legal in all respects of our flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACCUSED OF VIOLATING PROHIBITED AREA. CANNOT GET PROPER NOTAM INFO.

Narrative: ACCORDING TO THE FAA WE VIOLATED P67. THERE WAS NO MENTION IN ANY FDC NOTAMS THAT WE CHKED THAT P67 HAD BEEN EXPANDED. ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK SECTIONAL P67 IS ONLY ACTIVE TO 1000 FT AGL. SINCE WE WERE AT 2500 FT WE FELT WE WERE WELL ABOVE P67. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY THE CHIEF PLT THAT THE FAA HAD NOTIFIED HIM OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION, WE DOUBLE CHKED ALL CHARTS, INCLUDING NOTAMS IN THE COMMERCIAL CHART AND COMPUTER THAT WE AS PLTS HAVE ACCESS TO AND THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE EXPANSION. LATER THAT MORNING WHILE FLYING THE SAME RTE WE CALLED BDR FSS TO ASK THEM ABOUT P67. THE FSS TOLD US THAT P67 WAS ACTIVE TO 1000 FT. ONLY AFTER WE ASKED HIM TO DOUBLE CHK HIS INFO DID HE FIND THAT P67 HAD BEEN EXPANDED TO 3000 FT AGL AND 4 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE 8 DME FIX OF THE ENE VOR RADIAL 142 DEG. IF THIS AREA WAS EXPANDED WE FEEL AS A CREW THE FAA IS LAX IN MAKING SURE THIS INFO WAS AVAILABLE TO US AS PLTS. WE ARE INCLUDING IN OUR RPT COPIES OF THE NOTAMS AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH OUR COMPANY COMPUTER. ALSO IF THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED NOT 12 HRS BEFORE WHY WERE THERE NO COMPANY BULLETINS OR NOTATIONS ON OUR RELEASE THAT THIS AREA HAD BEEN EXPANDED. WE WERE DISPATCHED VFR AND FEEL WE WERE LEGAL IN ALL RESPECTS OF OUR FLT.

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.