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C172 pilot on sightseeing tour enters restr area around the olympics. Immediately exits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 00a |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 96 flight time type : 96 |
| ASRS Report | 343140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jul/xx/96, while flying with friends out of gwinnett airport, I flew over to stone mountain, GA, where the summer olympic events were held. While flying around the west side of the mountain I got a mi too close to the events which were in restr airspace. As soon as I saw what I had done, I turned away from the events and headed back to gwinnett airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT ON SIGHTSEEING TOUR ENTERS RESTR AREA AROUND THE OLYMPICS. IMMEDIATELY EXITS.
Narrative: ON JUL/XX/96, WHILE FLYING WITH FRIENDS OUT OF GWINNETT ARPT, I FLEW OVER TO STONE MOUNTAIN, GA, WHERE THE SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS WERE HELD. WHILE FLYING AROUND THE W SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN I GOT A MI TOO CLOSE TO THE EVENTS WHICH WERE IN RESTR AIRSPACE. AS SOON AS I SAW WHAT I HAD DONE, I TURNED AWAY FROM THE EVENTS AND HEADED BACK TO GWINNETT ARPT.
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.