Private pilot of an small aircraft sel got blown off course by strong winds into a restr airspace. Reporter immediately recognized his error and exited the restr area.

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Attributes
ACN	351970
Time
Date	199611
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ene
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 567 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	351970
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While cruising at 4500 ft from mlb to lal and trying to stay north of radial 90 degree VOR from lal, strong north winds blew me off course and into restr R2901E. GPS and VOR confirmed this. I altered course to the north, but not before entering R2901E. I was trying to reach orl approach by radio for flight following but repeated calls went unanswered. I was also trying to get class B clearance but they (orland) never returned my many calls. I then tried to avoid orl class B airspace by staying south of their airspace which put me close to R2901E. Strong north winds made pilotage difficult.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL GOT BLOWN OFF COURSE BY STRONG WINDS INTO A RESTR AIRSPACE. RPTR IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED HIS ERROR AND EXITED THE RESTR AREA.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 4500 FT FROM MLB TO LAL AND TRYING TO STAY N OF RADIAL 90 DEG VOR FROM LAL, STRONG N WINDS BLEW ME OFF COURSE AND INTO RESTR R2901E. GPS AND VOR CONFIRMED THIS. I ALTERED COURSE TO THE N, BUT NOT BEFORE ENTERING R2901E. I WAS TRYING TO REACH ORL APCH BY RADIO FOR FLT FOLLOWING BUT REPEATED CALLS WENT UNANSWERED. I WAS ALSO TRYING TO GET CLASS B CLRNC BUT THEY (ORLAND) NEVER RETURNED MY MANY CALLS. I THEN TRIED TO AVOID ORL CLASS B AIRSPACE BY STAYING S OF THEIR AIRSPACE WHICH PUT ME CLOSE TO R2901E. STRONG N WINDS MADE PILOTAGE DIFFICULT.

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.