PIC of a texan T6 allowed his pilot customer to fly into a nearby military restr airspace during a local flight from a nearby civilian airport. A military C130 and a T38 fighter came near to look over and positively identify the reporter's aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	383561
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pmd airport : l71
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : edw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Texan T6 Harvard
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	383561
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed L71 at XX46 on a VFR ride. I climbed straight out from runway 24 to 500 ft AGL. I turned right about 90 degrees and handed the plane over to my customer -- he was a military general. He made a few turns ending up on a northeast heading. The wind was out of the southwest and seemed to be at least 25-30 mph. Before I could get him to turn to a northern heading he had us on the border of the restr airspace (R2515). After looking at my chart and realizing how close we were, I took control of the airplane and headed away from R2515. I handed the plane back to my customer and we began to do a stall series. By the third stall I saw a C130 of the awac variety making a right to right pass at about 1000 yards. 10 mins later, a T38 passed from my 5 O'clock, circled in front, and passed on my left back to edwards.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC OF A TEXAN T6 ALLOWED HIS PLT CUSTOMER TO FLY INTO A NEARBY MIL RESTR AIRSPACE DURING A LCL FLT FROM A NEARBY CIVILIAN ARPT. A MIL C130 AND A T38 FIGHTER CAME NEAR TO LOOK OVER AND POSITIVELY IDENT THE RPTR'S ACFT.

Narrative: I DEPARTED L71 AT XX46 ON A VFR RIDE. I CLBED STRAIGHT OUT FROM RWY 24 TO 500 FT AGL. I TURNED R ABOUT 90 DEGS AND HANDED THE PLANE OVER TO MY CUSTOMER -- HE WAS A MIL GENERAL. HE MADE A FEW TURNS ENDING UP ON A NE HDG. THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE SW AND SEEMED TO BE AT LEAST 25-30 MPH. BEFORE I COULD GET HIM TO TURN TO A NORTHERN HDG HE HAD US ON THE BORDER OF THE RESTR AIRSPACE (R2515). AFTER LOOKING AT MY CHART AND REALIZING HOW CLOSE WE WERE, I TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND HEADED AWAY FROM R2515. I HANDED THE PLANE BACK TO MY CUSTOMER AND WE BEGAN TO DO A STALL SERIES. BY THE THIRD STALL I SAW A C130 OF THE AWAC VARIETY MAKING A R TO R PASS AT ABOUT 1000 YARDS. 10 MINS LATER, A T38 PASSED FROM MY 5 O'CLOCK, CIRCLED IN FRONT, AND PASSED ON MY L BACK TO EDWARDS.

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.