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An antique biplane pilot upon arrival at destination airport after a short 'VFR' flight, was informed that all airspace was closed to 'VFR' flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 07g.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2850 |
| ASRS Report | 524850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to events of 9/tue/01, airspace had been closed. On 9/wed/01 information I heard was all towered airports and commercial flts were grounded. Nothing about antique and sport aviation. Flew 6.5 miles due west to charlotte-beach (07G) for fuel. After I landed and was preparing to fuel my airplane, a detective and one local police officer approached and asked what I was doing. I told them. The local officer asked for identification, showed driver's license. They informed me that airspace was closed to all aircraft and asked me not to leave. I thanked them, they left. Aircraft remained at O7G. Officer said they might need to inform FAA. I said that wasn't necessary, since I now had correct information. On 9/thu/01 approximately XA20, FSDO inspector phoned to discuss occurrence. I listened and agreed to call FSS prior to every flight. Inspector also said the FAA may attempt a violation, but in the history of the FAA nothing of this nature has ever happened and a new ruling would have to be made prior to a violation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ANTIQUE BIPLANE PLT UPON ARR AT DEST ARPT AFTER A SHORT 'VFR' FLT, WAS INFORMED THAT ALL AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED TO 'VFR' FLT.
Narrative: DUE TO EVENTS OF 9/TUE/01, AIRSPACE HAD BEEN CLOSED. ON 9/WED/01 INFORMATION I HEARD WAS ALL TOWERED ARPTS AND COMMERCIAL FLTS WERE GNDED. NOTHING ABOUT ANTIQUE AND SPORT AVIATION. FLEW 6.5 MILES DUE W TO CHARLOTTE-BEACH (07G) FOR FUEL. AFTER I LANDED AND WAS PREPARING TO FUEL MY AIRPLANE, A DETECTIVE AND ONE LOCAL POLICE OFFICER APCHED AND ASKED WHAT I WAS DOING. I TOLD THEM. THE LOCAL OFFICER ASKED FOR ID, SHOWED DRIVER'S LICENSE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED TO ALL ACFT AND ASKED ME NOT TO LEAVE. I THANKED THEM, THEY LEFT. ACFT REMAINED AT O7G. OFFICER SAID THEY MIGHT NEED TO INFORM FAA. I SAID THAT WASN'T NECESSARY, SINCE I NOW HAD CORRECT INFO. ON 9/THU/01 APPROX XA20, FSDO INSPECTOR PHONED TO DISCUSS OCCURRENCE. I LISTENED AND AGREED TO CALL FSS PRIOR TO EVERY FLT. INSPECTOR ALSO SAID THE FAA MAY ATTEMPT A VIOLATION, BUT IN THE HISTORY OF THE FAA NOTHING OF THIS NATURE HAS EVER HAPPENED AND A NEW RULING WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE PRIOR TO A VIOLATION.
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.