A piper PA32 pilot flew through a temporary restr area without a clearance near dls.

Attributes
ACN	442360
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ltj.vortac
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	442360
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight starting from WA31 to dls. Called the FSS WX recording prior to departure, listened to the recordings for seattle area, route sea-pdx, pdx-PDT through the gorge, and eastern washington. No information about fire. Did not file a flight plan or speak with a briefer. Departed, climbed to on top through a break in clouds, then heading southeast. Clouds were scattered on east side of cascades and descended. Flew south along foothills, west of yakima. Called sea FSS (yakima rco) for updated WX at the dalles. No mention of the fire temporary restr. 15 mi northwest of ltj, saw the smoke and flew over to investigate, descending from approximately 5500 ft MSL. A few mi out, saw the fire fighter, and then saw the twin controling the area. Descended to 3800 ft to be well clear of the twin (at 4500 ft) and began to exit area. Was monitoring dls CTAF. Twin flight crew contacted me on that frequency and told me to leave the area and that I had flown through restr (no call was made earlier to try and prevent me from entering).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA32 PLT FLEW THROUGH A TEMPORARY RESTR AREA WITHOUT A CLRNC NEAR DLS.

Narrative: VFR FLT STARTING FROM WA31 TO DLS. CALLED THE FSS WX RECORDING PRIOR TO DEP, LISTENED TO THE RECORDINGS FOR SEATTLE AREA, RTE SEA-PDX, PDX-PDT THROUGH THE GORGE, AND EASTERN WASHINGTON. NO INFO ABOUT FIRE. DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN OR SPEAK WITH A BRIEFER. DEPARTED, CLBED TO ON TOP THROUGH A BREAK IN CLOUDS, THEN HDG SE. CLOUDS WERE SCATTERED ON E SIDE OF CASCADES AND DSNDED. FLEW S ALONG FOOTHILLS, W OF YAKIMA. CALLED SEA FSS (YAKIMA RCO) FOR UPDATED WX AT THE DALLES. NO MENTION OF THE FIRE TEMPORARY RESTR. 15 MI NW OF LTJ, SAW THE SMOKE AND FLEW OVER TO INVESTIGATE, DSNDING FROM APPROX 5500 FT MSL. A FEW MI OUT, SAW THE FIRE FIGHTER, AND THEN SAW THE TWIN CTLING THE AREA. DSNDED TO 3800 FT TO BE WELL CLR OF THE TWIN (AT 4500 FT) AND BEGAN TO EXIT AREA. WAS MONITORING DLS CTAF. TWIN FLC CONTACTED ME ON THAT FREQ AND TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE AREA AND THAT I HAD FLOWN THROUGH RESTR (NO CALL WAS MADE EARLIER TO TRY AND PREVENT ME FROM ENTERING).

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.