Pilot of small aircraft enters restr airspace while sightseeing over passenger house.

Attributes
ACN	375270
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fit
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
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	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 615 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	375270
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertent penetration of restr airspace (R4102) which is normally restr only on saturdays (this was on a tuesday). I was searching for a home belonging to a relative of my passenger and momentarily lost track of my position relative to the restr airspace. I quickly exited the area upon realization of my location. I knew I was close to R4102 but not how close. Problem: too much attention to factors other than navigation. My altitude at the time was approximately 1500 ft MSL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ENTERS RESTR AIRSPACE WHILE SIGHTSEEING OVER PAX HOUSE.

Narrative: INADVERTENT PENETRATION OF RESTR AIRSPACE (R4102) WHICH IS NORMALLY RESTR ONLY ON SATURDAYS (THIS WAS ON A TUESDAY). I WAS SEARCHING FOR A HOME BELONGING TO A RELATIVE OF MY PAX AND MOMENTARILY LOST TRACK OF MY POS RELATIVE TO THE RESTR AIRSPACE. I QUICKLY EXITED THE AREA UPON REALIZATION OF MY LOCATION. I KNEW I WAS CLOSE TO R4102 BUT NOT HOW CLOSE. PROB: TOO MUCH ATTN TO FACTORS OTHER THAN NAV. MY ALT AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 1500 FT MSL.

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.