Private pilot flies into dca and gets too close to P56 during his arrival procedure to runway 15. ATC gives him vectors away from P56 and towards the visual approach to runway 18.

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Attributes
ACN	382670
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca tower : dca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 9
ASRS Report	382670
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was following the STAR to dca and approach control xferred me to the tower, who in turn cleared me to land on a visual approach to runway 15. With all of the haze, I was unable to see the airport, so the tower and approach vectored me west and brought me back in to the published visual approach to runway 18. I was vectored in until I could see the airport, and we landed. However, it turned out that I clipped some restr airspace (P56) on the way in to runway 18. I was following directions from the tower and approach, so I did not believe I did anything wrong. After I was on the ground and was going over what happened, I did notice the restr airspace on my approach plate. I was more focused at the time in following ATC's instructions and finding the airport in the haze. The tower called my hotel room and let me know that I was all clear. The secret service came by my hotel room as well to do a backgnd check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT FLIES INTO DCA AND GETS TOO CLOSE TO P56 DURING HIS ARR PROC TO RWY 15. ATC GIVES HIM VECTORS AWAY FROM P56 AND TOWARDS THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18.

Narrative: I WAS FOLLOWING THE STAR TO DCA AND APCH CTL XFERRED ME TO THE TWR, WHO IN TURN CLRED ME TO LAND ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15. WITH ALL OF THE HAZE, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ARPT, SO THE TWR AND APCH VECTORED ME W AND BROUGHT ME BACK IN TO THE PUBLISHED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18. I WAS VECTORED IN UNTIL I COULD SEE THE ARPT, AND WE LANDED. HOWEVER, IT TURNED OUT THAT I CLIPPED SOME RESTR AIRSPACE (P56) ON THE WAY IN TO RWY 18. I WAS FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS FROM THE TWR AND APCH, SO I DID NOT BELIEVE I DID ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER I WAS ON THE GND AND WAS GOING OVER WHAT HAPPENED, I DID NOTICE THE RESTR AIRSPACE ON MY APCH PLATE. I WAS MORE FOCUSED AT THE TIME IN FOLLOWING ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS AND FINDING THE ARPT IN THE HAZE. THE TWR CALLED MY HOTEL ROOM AND LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS ALL CLR. THE SECRET SVC CAME BY MY HOTEL ROOM AS WELL TO DO A BACKGND CHK.

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.