Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft inadvertently penetrated a restricted area and was idented ...

Attributes
ACN	223487
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2rr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	223487
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight from sarasota-bradenton airport (srq) to river ranch airport (2RR). Avon park MOA was active at the time (ZMA advised me of this) and my intentions were to go to the north of the MOA. I reached the 090 degree radial of lakeland VOR and flew east on that radial, as this would take me to the northern edge of the MOA. Looking at my charts, I saw the avon north MOA was from 4000 ft to 18000 ft. I felt if I stayed under 4000 ft I would not penetrate the MOA. My mistake was not checking further on R2901E which states that 1000 ft to 4000 ft is the restr area. A couple of fgts were in the area at the time and noticed my penetration and buzzed me apparently getting my north number. Upon my return to sarasota, I purchased a miami sectional (I only had the fl state issue sectional and the low altitude en route chart in the aircraft at the time), looked a little closer, and noticed my mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIVATE PLT OF SMA ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED A RESTRICTED AREA AND WAS IDENTED BY FGT ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT FROM SARASOTA-BRADENTON ARPT (SRQ) TO RIVER RANCH ARPT (2RR). AVON PARK MOA WAS ACTIVE AT THE TIME (ZMA ADVISED ME OF THIS) AND MY INTENTIONS WERE TO GO TO THE N OF THE MOA. I REACHED THE 090 DEG RADIAL OF LAKELAND VOR AND FLEW E ON THAT RADIAL, AS THIS WOULD TAKE ME TO THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE MOA. LOOKING AT MY CHARTS, I SAW THE AVON N MOA WAS FROM 4000 FT TO 18000 FT. I FELT IF I STAYED UNDER 4000 FT I WOULD NOT PENETRATE THE MOA. MY MISTAKE WAS NOT CHKING FURTHER ON R2901E WHICH STATES THAT 1000 FT TO 4000 FT IS THE RESTR AREA. A COUPLE OF FGTS WERE IN THE AREA AT THE TIME AND NOTICED MY PENETRATION AND BUZZED ME APPARENTLY GETTING MY N NUMBER. UPON MY RETURN TO SARASOTA, I PURCHASED A MIAMI SECTIONAL (I ONLY HAD THE FL STATE ISSUE SECTIONAL AND THE LOW ALT ENRTE CHART IN THE ACFT AT THE TIME), LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER, AND NOTICED MY MISTAKE.

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.

Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft inadvertently penetrated a restricted area and was idented by fgt aircraft.