A BE55 aircraft penetrated restr airspace. Unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	321720
Time
Date	199511
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ntd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 592 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	321720
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed with another company pilot flying to san in a BE55 baron. We were IFR and would return to sjc VFR on the coast. We discovered that we had left the los angeles VFR chart in sjc when it was time to depart from san. I suggested to the other pilot that he purchase a chart from the FBO but he declined and decided to take off anyway for catalina. After catalina we headed north for oxnard using the LORAN and the radar to map the coast for navigation and consulting the low altitude en route chart. 5 mins out from catalina he handed me the controls and gave me a heading that he said would clear the restr area. As I approached the coast I questioned him again and he said that the restr area was just off the coast, so as long as we were on the shore we would be all right. As we flew over the top of point magu naval air station above the class D airspace, I looked in a pilot's guide for oxnard's frequency. I then saw the restr area R2519 extended inland to the base where we had just flown. Since we were already past it, we continued on to sjc. We had only clipped the northern corner of the restr area over the runway. We could have avoided this if I had insisted that the other pilot purchase the charts or refused to take control of the aircraft without proper charts. We could have also received flight following and allowed ATC to assist us in avoiding R2519. The other pilot is senior to me in the company and has more flying time, so I did not question his decision to depart without the charts. In the future, I will not allow this to influence my judgement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE55 ACFT PENETRATED RESTR AIRSPACE. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I DEPARTED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY PLT FLYING TO SAN IN A BE55 BARON. WE WERE IFR AND WOULD RETURN TO SJC VFR ON THE COAST. WE DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD LEFT THE LOS ANGELES VFR CHART IN SJC WHEN IT WAS TIME TO DEPART FROM SAN. I SUGGESTED TO THE OTHER PLT THAT HE PURCHASE A CHART FROM THE FBO BUT HE DECLINED AND DECIDED TO TAKE OFF ANYWAY FOR CATALINA. AFTER CATALINA WE HEADED N FOR OXNARD USING THE LORAN AND THE RADAR TO MAP THE COAST FOR NAV AND CONSULTING THE LOW ALT ENRTE CHART. 5 MINS OUT FROM CATALINA HE HANDED ME THE CTLS AND GAVE ME A HDG THAT HE SAID WOULD CLR THE RESTR AREA. AS I APCHED THE COAST I QUESTIONED HIM AGAIN AND HE SAID THAT THE RESTR AREA WAS JUST OFF THE COAST, SO AS LONG AS WE WERE ON THE SHORE WE WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. AS WE FLEW OVER THE TOP OF POINT MAGU NAVAL AIR STATION ABOVE THE CLASS D AIRSPACE, I LOOKED IN A PLT'S GUIDE FOR OXNARD'S FREQ. I THEN SAW THE RESTR AREA R2519 EXTENDED INLAND TO THE BASE WHERE WE HAD JUST FLOWN. SINCE WE WERE ALREADY PAST IT, WE CONTINUED ON TO SJC. WE HAD ONLY CLIPPED THE NORTHERN CORNER OF THE RESTR AREA OVER THE RWY. WE COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS IF I HAD INSISTED THAT THE OTHER PLT PURCHASE THE CHARTS OR REFUSED TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT WITHOUT PROPER CHARTS. WE COULD HAVE ALSO RECEIVED FLT FOLLOWING AND ALLOWED ATC TO ASSIST US IN AVOIDING R2519. THE OTHER PLT IS SENIOR TO ME IN THE COMPANY AND HAS MORE FLYING TIME, SO I DID NOT QUESTION HIS DECISION TO DEPART WITHOUT THE CHARTS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO INFLUENCE MY JUDGEMENT.

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.