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The reporter programmed the wrong VOR into his hand-held GPS and tracked across restr area 4813. He was made aware of his error by a military fighter joining up on him for 20 or 30 seconds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : llc |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 327550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a VFR flight from billings, mt, to hollister, ca, I in error flew through R-4813 northeast of fallon NAS. I was using a hand-held GPS for navigation and had planned to go north of bam to llc and then direct to hollister. In error I inserted hzn instead of llc in my GPS and as a result I flew through R-4813 at 10500 ft MSL. This was called to my attention by a military jet flying in tight formation on my right wingtip for about 20-30 seconds. I waved to the pilot to acknowledge his intercept, after which he pulled up and rolled over the top of me out of sight. I then tuned my VOR to llc and discovered I was 22 mi directly abeam of llc and in the middle of R-4813. At that point the most direct way out was to continue on course to hzn. I was monitoring the ZOA frequency for current altimeter settings (128.8).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR PROGRAMMED THE WRONG VOR INTO HIS HAND-HELD GPS AND TRACKED ACROSS RESTR AREA 4813. HE WAS MADE AWARE OF HIS ERROR BY A MIL FIGHTER JOINING UP ON HIM FOR 20 OR 30 SECONDS.
Narrative: WHILE ON A VFR FLT FROM BILLINGS, MT, TO HOLLISTER, CA, I IN ERROR FLEW THROUGH R-4813 NE OF FALLON NAS. I WAS USING A HAND-HELD GPS FOR NAV AND HAD PLANNED TO GO N OF BAM TO LLC AND THEN DIRECT TO HOLLISTER. IN ERROR I INSERTED HZN INSTEAD OF LLC IN MY GPS AND AS A RESULT I FLEW THROUGH R-4813 AT 10500 FT MSL. THIS WAS CALLED TO MY ATTN BY A MIL JET FLYING IN TIGHT FORMATION ON MY R WINGTIP FOR ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS. I WAVED TO THE PLT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS INTERCEPT, AFTER WHICH HE PULLED UP AND ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF ME OUT OF SIGHT. I THEN TUNED MY VOR TO LLC AND DISCOVERED I WAS 22 MI DIRECTLY ABEAM OF LLC AND IN THE MIDDLE OF R-4813. AT THAT POINT THE MOST DIRECT WAY OUT WAS TO CONTINUE ON COURSE TO HZN. I WAS MONITORING THE ZOA FREQ FOR CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTINGS (128.8).
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.