Small aircraft on sar mission penetrates restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	189375
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : edw
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : edw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 720 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	189375
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We left mission base (apple valley) after being released from mission base, we flew to baker, ca, landed. Check for missing aircraft. Took off (tried to contact la center 128.15 edwards approach 124.44 and 127.50 and FSS 122.40 with no reply). Flew into search grid, established northeast corner, started to fly to northwest corner, saw military activity on ground and vacated area to the east. I called ft irwin the next day and the air operations officer's assistant said they didn't know of any penetration in R2502N or any other restr airspace penetration. He also told me to contact bicycle lake aaf on 126.20 or call ft irwin at least 1 hour before takeoff next time we have a search in that area. I believe we were too low for transmission to the frequencys noted on the la sectional chart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON SAR MISSION PENETRATES RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: WE LEFT MISSION BASE (APPLE VALLEY) AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM MISSION BASE, WE FLEW TO BAKER, CA, LANDED. CHK FOR MISSING ACFT. TOOK OFF (TRIED TO CONTACT LA CENTER 128.15 EDWARDS APCH 124.44 AND 127.50 AND FSS 122.40 WITH NO REPLY). FLEW INTO SEARCH GRID, ESTABLISHED NE CORNER, STARTED TO FLY TO NW CORNER, SAW MIL ACTIVITY ON GND AND VACATED AREA TO THE E. I CALLED FT IRWIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE AIR OPS OFFICER'S ASSISTANT SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY PENETRATION IN R2502N OR ANY OTHER RESTR AIRSPACE PENETRATION. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO CONTACT BICYCLE LAKE AAF ON 126.20 OR CALL FT IRWIN AT LEAST 1 HR BEFORE TKOF NEXT TIME WE HAVE A SEARCH IN THAT AREA. I BELIEVE WE WERE TOO LOW FOR XMISSION TO THE FREQS NOTED ON THE LA SECTIONAL CHART.

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.