Small transport enters temperature restr area.

Attributes
ACN	280254
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	280254
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying into hto from the east. I had minimum fuel aboard due to a broken fuel truck at my home base. Conditions were marginal but suitable for VFR and rather than take the time for the IFR approach and probable delays (I listened long enough to approach to know), I decided to cancel and go in VFR. I called on unicom about 8 NM out for advisories and the airport manager told me about a temporary flight restr in the area that I found myself very close to or inside of. I checked my NOTAMS prior to departure via duats but neglected to check the fdc NOTAMS. I immediately exited the area and maneuvered to the east and northeast of the airport to avoid the restr area. When I landed I reviewed the NOTAM with the airport manager and discovered it was in effect because the vice-president was in town (and next week the president is coming to my home base mvy)! Boy, I can hardly wait for 1996. One contributing factor may be the duats system of NOTAMS. I notice that some flight restrs are published in the regular NOTAMS (no) while others are published in the flight data center NOTAMS. Some sort of consolidation or reorganization of the presentation of the data would help. Data is useless unless it is presented in a useable form. Please see the attached duats printouts as examples.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT ENTERS TEMP RESTR AREA.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING INTO HTO FROM THE E. I HAD MINIMUM FUEL ABOARD DUE TO A BROKEN FUEL TRUCK AT MY HOME BASE. CONDITIONS WERE MARGINAL BUT SUITABLE FOR VFR AND RATHER THAN TAKE THE TIME FOR THE IFR APCH AND PROBABLE DELAYS (I LISTENED LONG ENOUGH TO APCH TO KNOW), I DECIDED TO CANCEL AND GO IN VFR. I CALLED ON UNICOM ABOUT 8 NM OUT FOR ADVISORIES AND THE ARPT MGR TOLD ME ABOUT A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR IN THE AREA THAT I FOUND MYSELF VERY CLOSE TO OR INSIDE OF. I CHKED MY NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEP VIA DUATS BUT NEGLECTED TO CHK THE FDC NOTAMS. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AREA AND MANEUVERED TO THE E AND NE OF THE ARPT TO AVOID THE RESTR AREA. WHEN I LANDED I REVIEWED THE NOTAM WITH THE ARPT MGR AND DISCOVERED IT WAS IN EFFECT BECAUSE THE VICE-PRESIDENT WAS IN TOWN (AND NEXT WK THE PRESIDENT IS COMING TO MY HOME BASE MVY)! BOY, I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR 1996. ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY BE THE DUATS SYS OF NOTAMS. I NOTICE THAT SOME FLT RESTRS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE REGULAR NOTAMS (NO) WHILE OTHERS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE FLT DATA CTR NOTAMS. SOME SORT OF CONSOLIDATION OR REORGANIZATION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE DATA WOULD HELP. DATA IS USELESS UNLESS IT IS PRESENTED IN A USEABLE FORM. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DUATS PRINTOUTS AS EXAMPLES.

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.