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Pilot departures private airport for pleasure flight to ZZZ. After landing, local police inform pilot of national airspace closure. Pilot calls flight standards.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524423 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 1969 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 524423 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was aware that airports had been closed and opened over past several days and when awakened sunday morning to a beautiful day and saw a notation on tv that airports were open, decided to fly to ZZZ airport for breakfast. When I landed at ZZZ, a local policeman informed me that the airspace and field was closed. He was in contact with FAA and gave them all information (name address, certificate, license number etc). He informed me that plane was not to be flown out and I assured him that it would not be. Approximately 40 min later, I called FAA in XXX to verify the situation and to make sure they had all the necessary information. Tied the airplane down and got a ride home. Problem arose because I relied on unofficial information and did not get a complete preflight briefing. Corrective action will be to get more official preflight information. This is the only violation I have ever had in over 50 yrs of flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT DEPS PRIVATE ARPT FOR PLEASURE FLT TO ZZZ. AFTER LNDG, LCL POLICE INFORM PLT OF NATIONAL AIRSPACE CLOSURE. PLT CALLS FLT STANDARDS.
Narrative: WAS AWARE THAT ARPTS HAD BEEN CLOSED AND OPENED OVER PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND WHEN AWAKENED SUNDAY MORNING TO A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND SAW A NOTATION ON TV THAT ARPTS WERE OPEN, DECIDED TO FLY TO ZZZ ARPT FOR BREAKFAST. WHEN I LANDED AT ZZZ, A LOCAL POLICEMAN INFORMED ME THAT THE AIRSPACE AND FIELD WAS CLOSED. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH FAA AND GAVE THEM ALL INFO (NAME ADDRESS, CERTIFICATE, LICENSE NUMBER ETC). HE INFORMED ME THAT PLANE WAS NOT TO BE FLOWN OUT AND I ASSURED HIM THAT IT WOULD NOT BE. APPROX 40 MIN LATER, I CALLED FAA IN XXX TO VERIFY THE SIT AND TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD ALL THE NECESSARY INFO. TIED THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND GOT A RIDE HOME. PROB AROSE BECAUSE I RELIED ON UNOFFICIAL INFO AND DID NOT GET A COMPLETE PREFLT BRIEFING. CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TO GET MORE OFFICIAL PREFLT INFO. THIS IS THE ONLY VIOLATION I HAVE EVER HAD IN OVER 50 YRS OF FLYING.
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.