Small aircraft pilot enters restr area without contact.

Attributes
ACN	267662
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tracon : lsv
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	267662
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: flying from stead to north las vegas airport. Discovered that sectional chart had been packed with charts already completed and ran off of san francisco chart. Had terminal aera chart but did not cover area of present position. Encountered dust storm ahead on course, reversed course and became quite disoriented. Penetrated restr area and were contacted by nellis approach. Vectored clear of area and continued on low altitude because of turbulence. Finally entered area of terminal chart and made contact with las approach. Reporter was given a phone number to call once on the ground. Reporter spoke with nellis controller, las vegas FSDO and seattle FSDO. He was accused of penetrating the class B airspace at las but denies this airspace penetration. Further talks made me realize that I was in error of not only having a chart of the area in hand but that I had talked myself into not using 121.5 for help. I believed that no emergency existed because of: 1) nothing was wrong with the airplane. 2) had 4 hours of fuel in tanks. 3) the LORAN was working giving out a heading and distance to north las vegas. 4) knowing that if I stayed on the west side of highway 95 I would be clear of restr airspace. The trouble was knowing what road was highway 95. 5) to some extent of being ashamed to admit I was lost in this degree.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENTERS RESTR AREA WITHOUT CONTACT.

Narrative: IN SUM: FLYING FROM STEAD TO NORTH LAS VEGAS ARPT. DISCOVERED THAT SECTIONAL CHART HAD BEEN PACKED WITH CHARTS ALREADY COMPLETED AND RAN OFF OF SAN FRANCISCO CHART. HAD TERMINAL AERA CHART BUT DID NOT COVER AREA OF PRESENT POS. ENCOUNTERED DUST STORM AHEAD ON COURSE, REVERSED COURSE AND BECAME QUITE DISORIENTED. PENETRATED RESTR AREA AND WERE CONTACTED BY NELLIS APCH. VECTORED CLR OF AREA AND CONTINUED ON LOW ALT BECAUSE OF TURB. FINALLY ENTERED AREA OF TERMINAL CHART AND MADE CONTACT WITH LAS APCH. RPTR WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL ONCE ON THE GND. RPTR SPOKE WITH NELLIS CTLR, LAS VEGAS FSDO AND SEATTLE FSDO. HE WAS ACCUSED OF PENETRATING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT LAS BUT DENIES THIS AIRSPACE PENETRATION. FURTHER TALKS MADE ME REALIZE THAT I WAS IN ERROR OF NOT ONLY HAVING A CHART OF THE AREA IN HAND BUT THAT I HAD TALKED MYSELF INTO NOT USING 121.5 FOR HELP. I BELIEVED THAT NO EMER EXISTED BECAUSE OF: 1) NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE. 2) HAD 4 HRS OF FUEL IN TANKS. 3) THE LORAN WAS WORKING GIVING OUT A HDG AND DISTANCE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS. 4) KNOWING THAT IF I STAYED ON THE W SIDE OF HWY 95 I WOULD BE CLR OF RESTR AIRSPACE. THE TROUBLE WAS KNOWING WHAT ROAD WAS HWY 95. 5) TO SOME EXTENT OF BEING ASHAMED TO ADMIT I WAS LOST IN THIS DEGREE.

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.