A cessna 172 pilot entered restr airspace without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	438630
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : bal.vortac
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	438630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was VFR from 26N (ocean city, nj) to gai (gaithersburg, md). No flight plan was filed. At approximately XA00 to XA15 EDT, during wbound en route phase of flight, radioed to bwi approach, asked for and received clearance into bravo airspace. Shortly thereafter controller advised me of imminent entry into the restr airspace. Radio dialogue went something like this: bwi approach: 'cessna are you aware you are about to enter restr airspace?' pilot: 'cessna requests vectors around the restr area.' bwi approach: 'cessna proceed on course to gaithersburg.' at that point I proceeded through and exited the restr area. The rest of the flight through bravo airspace and arrival at gai was nominal. Reason for violation was inattention to route of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 172 PLT ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: FLT WAS VFR FROM 26N (OCEAN CITY, NJ) TO GAI (GAITHERSBURG, MD). NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. AT APPROX XA00 TO XA15 EDT, DURING WBOUND ENRTE PHASE OF FLT, RADIOED TO BWI APCH, ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC INTO BRAVO AIRSPACE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER CTLR ADVISED ME OF IMMINENT ENTRY INTO THE RESTR AIRSPACE. RADIO DIALOGUE WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS: BWI APCH: 'CESSNA ARE YOU AWARE YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER RESTR AIRSPACE?' PLT: 'CESSNA REQUESTS VECTORS AROUND THE RESTR AREA.' BWI APCH: 'CESSNA PROCEED ON COURSE TO GAITHERSBURG.' AT THAT POINT I PROCEEDED THROUGH AND EXITED THE RESTR AREA. THE REST OF THE FLT THROUGH BRAVO AIRSPACE AND ARR AT GAI WAS NOMINAL. REASON FOR VIOLATION WAS INATTENTION TO RTE OF FLT.

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.