Navigation error. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of restr area MOA.

Attributes
ACN	276915
Time
Date	199407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvs
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 993
ASRS Report	276915
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

Pilot simply failed to notice restr area designation. Proper chart was in use, but overreliance on GPS navigation resulted in infrequent chart reference. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter revealed that he had used the GPS system for navigation purposes about 6 times, having had this portable type for about 3-4 months. He stated that, in his preflight planning, that he had drawn a line from anton chico to texico VOR then direct to lubbock, tx. Somewhere between anton chico and texico he decided that he would proceed direct to clovis, NM. Since he had the GPS he felt that he really didn't need a chart for the direct clovis and simply placed the numbers in the GPS and went direct. He admits to his failure to refer to the navigation chart after that, paying too much attention to the GPS instead. After calling cannon AFB approach control and being assigned a transponder code, the controller called him back and informed him of his airspace intrusion. Nothing was said to infer that a violation would be filed on this reporter. He simply lost focus on the fact that although the first attempt at flight planning cleared any restr areas, a change en route or original flight planning may infringe on the previously avoided areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV ERROR. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF RESTR AREA MOA.

Narrative: PLT SIMPLY FAILED TO NOTICE RESTR AREA DESIGNATION. PROPER CHART WAS IN USE, BUT OVERRELIANCE ON GPS NAV RESULTED IN INFREQUENT CHART REF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR REVEALED THAT HE HAD USED THE GPS SYS FOR NAV PURPOSES ABOUT 6 TIMES, HAVING HAD THIS PORTABLE TYPE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS. HE STATED THAT, IN HIS PREFLT PLANNING, THAT HE HAD DRAWN A LINE FROM ANTON CHICO TO TEXICO VOR THEN DIRECT TO LUBBOCK, TX. SOMEWHERE BTWN ANTON CHICO AND TEXICO HE DECIDED THAT HE WOULD PROCEED DIRECT TO CLOVIS, NM. SINCE HE HAD THE GPS HE FELT THAT HE REALLY DIDN'T NEED A CHART FOR THE DIRECT CLOVIS AND SIMPLY PLACED THE NUMBERS IN THE GPS AND WENT DIRECT. HE ADMITS TO HIS FAILURE TO REFER TO THE NAV CHART AFTER THAT, PAYING TOO MUCH ATTN TO THE GPS INSTEAD. AFTER CALLING CANNON AFB APCH CTL AND BEING ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE, THE CTLR CALLED HIM BACK AND INFORMED HIM OF HIS AIRSPACE INTRUSION. NOTHING WAS SAID TO INFER THAT A VIOLATION WOULD BE FILED ON THIS RPTR. HE SIMPLY LOST FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT FLT PLANNING CLRED ANY RESTR AREAS, A CHANGE ENRTE OR ORIGINAL FLT PLANNING MAY INFRINGE ON THE PREVIOUSLY AVOIDED 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.