A C172 pilot flew through an active temporary flight restrs area. The pilot knew of the area in gene...

Attributes
ACN	393340
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	393340
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On may/sat/97, special flight restrs were put in effect, approximately 7 NM northeast of centennial airport, due to demolition of unexploded ordinance at the former bombing range. I was aware these flight restrs existed, but I was not aware of the exact location, dimensions and hours of operation. The only information I had prior to my flight on feb/sat/98, was second hand information from other pilots. On feb/sat/98, I planned and flew a cross country flight from apa to sny, with a return flight to apa. During my preflight WX briefing with flight service I asked the briefer if the flight restrs were active. The briefer indicated that the restrs would be active at XB00 that morning. At that point I failed to ask the briefer for more specific information on the area covered by the flight restrs. After obtaining the WX briefing, filing a flight plan and preflting the aircraft, I departed apa at approximately XA10. My route of flight took me through the area covered by the flight restrs. On my return trip, at approximately XG30, I once again flew through the restr area. Upon my return I asked another flight instructor about his understanding of the restr flight area. His understanding was that the flight restrs were not active on the weekends. Confused I decided to return to flight service to obtain more specific and accurate information. According to a flyer given to me by flight service the restrs were effective daily from XA00-XB00 and XG00-XH00. Based upon this information I flew through the restr airspace, at a time it was designated as being active, without the appropriate auths. In the future, I will make every effort to get all possible information on a known restr area before the flight is conducted. This is especially true when the only prior information obtained was based on second hand sources, or if I am unaware of all aspects of the flight restrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT FLEW THROUGH AN ACTIVE TEMPORARY FLT RESTRS AREA. THE PLT KNEW OF THE AREA IN GENERAL, BUT DID NOT AVAIL HIMSELF OF THE PROPER INFO UNTIL AFTER THE FLT, AT WHICH TIME, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THROUGH IT.

Narrative: ON MAY/SAT/97, SPECIAL FLT RESTRS WERE PUT IN EFFECT, APPROX 7 NM NE OF CENTENNIAL ARPT, DUE TO DEMOLITION OF UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE AT THE FORMER BOMBING RANGE. I WAS AWARE THESE FLT RESTRS EXISTED, BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT LOCATION, DIMENSIONS AND HRS OF OP. THE ONLY INFO I HAD PRIOR TO MY FLT ON FEB/SAT/98, WAS SECOND HAND INFO FROM OTHER PLTS. ON FEB/SAT/98, I PLANNED AND FLEW A XCOUNTRY FLT FROM APA TO SNY, WITH A RETURN FLT TO APA. DURING MY PREFLT WX BRIEFING WITH FLT SVC I ASKED THE BRIEFER IF THE FLT RESTRS WERE ACTIVE. THE BRIEFER INDICATED THAT THE RESTRS WOULD BE ACTIVE AT XB00 THAT MORNING. AT THAT POINT I FAILED TO ASK THE BRIEFER FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO ON THE AREA COVERED BY THE FLT RESTRS. AFTER OBTAINING THE WX BRIEFING, FILING A FLT PLAN AND PREFLTING THE ACFT, I DEPARTED APA AT APPROX XA10. MY RTE OF FLT TOOK ME THROUGH THE AREA COVERED BY THE FLT RESTRS. ON MY RETURN TRIP, AT APPROX XG30, I ONCE AGAIN FLEW THROUGH THE RESTR AREA. UPON MY RETURN I ASKED ANOTHER FLT INSTRUCTOR ABOUT HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESTR FLT AREA. HIS UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE FLT RESTRS WERE NOT ACTIVE ON THE WEEKENDS. CONFUSED I DECIDED TO RETURN TO FLT SVC TO OBTAIN MORE SPECIFIC AND ACCURATE INFO. ACCORDING TO A FLYER GIVEN TO ME BY FLT SVC THE RESTRS WERE EFFECTIVE DAILY FROM XA00-XB00 AND XG00-XH00. BASED UPON THIS INFO I FLEW THROUGH THE RESTR AIRSPACE, AT A TIME IT WAS DESIGNATED AS BEING ACTIVE, WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE AUTHS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GET ALL POSSIBLE INFO ON A KNOWN RESTR AREA BEFORE THE FLT IS CONDUCTED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THE ONLY PRIOR INFO OBTAINED WAS BASED ON SECOND HAND SOURCES, OR IF I AM UNAWARE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE FLT RESTRS.

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.

A C172 pilot flew through an active temporary flight restrs area. The pilot knew of the area in general, but did not avail himself of the proper information until after the flight, at which time, he discovered that he had flown through it.