An instructor thought that he had penetrated a restr area.

Attributes
ACN	302055
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gnv
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	302055
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student and I were on a VFR flight to keystone airport and visibility was bad (5-6 NM haze). My student got off his plotted course. Apparently when he was 5 mi north of kay larkin (28J) I knew that we were north of plotted course and very close to restr area R2903A, but I did not realize that we were in it because the visibility was quite bad. Around XA40 that day, my student realized that he was lost. He called up gainsville FSS and asked for a DF/steer. FSS told him to steer heading 040 degrees to get to 42J. I then saw that FSS took us even further away from 42J, which was our destination. I told them about it. They gave us another heading which took us straight through R2903A.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR THOUGHT THAT HE HAD PENETRATED A RESTR AREA.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON A VFR FLT TO KEYSTONE ARPT AND VISIBILITY WAS BAD (5-6 NM HAZE). MY STUDENT GOT OFF HIS PLOTTED COURSE. APPARENTLY WHEN HE WAS 5 MI N OF KAY LARKIN (28J) I KNEW THAT WE WERE N OF PLOTTED COURSE AND VERY CLOSE TO RESTR AREA R2903A, BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE WERE IN IT BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY WAS QUITE BAD. AROUND XA40 THAT DAY, MY STUDENT REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOST. HE CALLED UP GAINSVILLE FSS AND ASKED FOR A DF/STEER. FSS TOLD HIM TO STEER HDG 040 DEGS TO GET TO 42J. I THEN SAW THAT FSS TOOK US EVEN FURTHER AWAY FROM 42J, WHICH WAS OUR DEST. I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY GAVE US ANOTHER HDG WHICH TOOK US STRAIGHT THROUGH R2903A.

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.