Private pilot of small aircraft GA aircraft inadvertently penetrated a restricted airspace.

Attributes
ACN	236993
Time
Date	199303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	236993
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route from see to sns, lost sight of ground references, and made error in VOR navigation. Intended to be on victor airway from tannr to pdz VOR, may have passed over restr area at or near camp pendleton. To prevent recurrence, pilot should intercept victor airway clearly and follow airway to VOR. Additional vigilance of VOR radials also would be advisable. VOR #1 was out and has been squawked for repairs. Pilot should xref chart and navaids to insure direct flight over intended airspace and avoidance of restr flight areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA GA ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED A RESTRICTED AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM SEE TO SNS, LOST SIGHT OF GND REFS, AND MADE ERROR IN VOR NAV. INTENDED TO BE ON VICTOR AIRWAY FROM TANNR TO PDZ VOR, MAY HAVE PASSED OVER RESTR AREA AT OR NEAR CAMP PENDLETON. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, PLT SHOULD INTERCEPT VICTOR AIRWAY CLRLY AND FOLLOW AIRWAY TO VOR. ADDITIONAL VIGILANCE OF VOR RADIALS ALSO WOULD BE ADVISABLE. VOR #1 WAS OUT AND HAS BEEN SQUAWKED FOR REPAIRS. PLT SHOULD XREF CHART AND NAVAIDS TO INSURE DIRECT FLT OVER INTENDED AIRSPACE AND AVOIDANCE OF RESTR FLT AREAS.

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.