Unauthorized penetration of prohibited airspace by GA pilot on a sight-seeing tour of yosemite.

Attributes
ACN	357970
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mod
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lhr
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	357970
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was tracking rivers and lower foothill lakes in the sonora region and may have entered yosemite national park airspace below the 2000 ft requirement (and 2000 ft laterally).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF PROHIBITED AIRSPACE BY GA PLT ON A SIGHT-SEEING TOUR OF YOSEMITE.

Narrative: I WAS TRACKING RIVERS AND LOWER FOOTHILL LAKES IN THE SONORA REGION AND MAY HAVE ENTERED YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK AIRSPACE BELOW THE 2000 FT REQUIREMENT (AND 2000 FT LATERALLY).

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.