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A CH7A pilot upon arrival at destination airport after a short VFR flight, was informed all airspace was closed to VFR flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524743 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria 7ECA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise : level ground : takeoff roll landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 316 |
| ASRS Report | 524743 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I flew from my grass farm field to another grass runway 5 miles to the east. When I arrived, I was informed that due to the world trade center attack, all airspace was closed to VFR flight. Only IFR flight was allowed. Throughout the week, I had followed news reports of the tragedy and on thursday saw that the airspace was opened to civil aviation. Sometime between thursday and saturday morning, that changed. Unless I am flying cross-country and marginal weather is on the route, I don't use FSS in AAA. I have a hand held radio and have operated at several class D airports including cleveland burke, battle creek, mi, A20, gary, in, and meigs, chicago. In the future, with similar circumstances, I will contact FSS before deciding to fly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CH7A PLT UPON ARR AT DEST ARPT AFTER A SHORT VFR FLT, WAS INFORMED ALL AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED TO VFR FLT.
Narrative: I FLEW FROM MY GRASS FARM FIELD TO ANOTHER GRASS RWY 5 MILES TO THE E. WHEN I ARRIVED, I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK, ALL AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED TO VFR FLT. ONLY IFR FLT WAS ALLOWED. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAD FOLLOWED NEWS RPTS OF THE TRAGEDY AND ON THURSDAY SAW THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS OPENED TO CIVIL AVIATION. SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING, THAT CHANGED. UNLESS I AM FLYING CROSS-COUNTRY AND MARGINAL WEATHER IS ON THE ROUTE, I DON'T USE FSS IN AAA. I HAVE A HAND HELD RADIO AND HAVE OPERATED AT SEVERAL CLASS D ARPTS INCLUDING CLEVELAND BURKE, BATTLE CREEK, MI, A20, GARY, IN, AND MEIGS, CHICAGO. IN THE FUTURE, WITH SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, I WILL CONTACT FSS BEFORE DECIDING TO FLY.
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.