A 'navi' pilot departure from ZZZ, us, for a local VFR flight in compliance with information receive...

Attributes
ACN	524857
Time
Date	200109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Navion Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
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 : 4100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	524857
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
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
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 9/thu/01, I phoned FAA FSS to find if the restriction on flying had been lifted. They told me it was to be lifted at XA00 that day. He said, 'let me read you the NOTAM.' this confirmed that the airspace was opening in a few mins, but I would have to check with my destination airport to be certain they were open. I replied that I was flying local and would be returning to my takeoff point. I flew locally within a 15 mile radius doing agricultural survey and surveillance at low altitude and returned to the takeoff field and landed. A friend called and said the earlier NOTAM had been canceled. I was monitoring unicom and was at such an altitude that I was out of range of all FAA xceivers. I would have required several more thousand ft of altitude to communicate with any FAA ground stations. I also did not hear any radio traffic from other aircraft. The FSS cannot be faulted as they read me the NOTAM which cleared me to fly. There was certainly confusion at some level of government to have rescinded this NOTAM without any prior warning. There were absolutely no risks involving people or property in this flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A 'NAVI' PLT DEP FROM ZZZ, US, FOR A LOCAL VFR FLT IN COMPLIANCE WITH INFO RECEIVED FROM THE FSS. UPON HIS RETURN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAA HAD REVISED THE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED INFO RENDERING HIM IN VIOLATION OF THEIR RESTRICTION.

Narrative: ON 9/THU/01, I PHONED FAA FSS TO FIND IF THE RESTRICTION ON FLYING HAD BEEN LIFTED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TO BE LIFTED AT XA00 THAT DAY. HE SAID, 'LET ME READ YOU THE NOTAM.' THIS CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS OPENING IN A FEW MINS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH MY DEST ARPT TO BE CERTAIN THEY WERE OPEN. I REPLIED THAT I WAS FLYING LOCAL AND WOULD BE RETURNING TO MY TKOF POINT. I FLEW LOCALLY WITHIN A 15 MILE RADIUS DOING AGRICULTURAL SURVEY AND SURVEILLANCE AT LOW ALT AND RETURNED TO THE TKOF FIELD AND LANDED. A FRIEND CALLED AND SAID THE EARLIER NOTAM HAD BEEN CANCELED. I WAS MONITORING UNICOM AND WAS AT SUCH AN ALTITUDE THAT I WAS OUT OF RANGE OF ALL FAA XCEIVERS. I WOULD HAVE REQUIRED SEVERAL MORE THOUSAND FT OF ALT TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANY FAA GND STATIONS. I ALSO DID NOT HEAR ANY RADIO TFC FROM OTHER ACFT. THE FSS CANNOT BE FAULTED AS THEY READ ME THE NOTAM WHICH CLRED ME TO FLY. THERE WAS CERTAINLY CONFUSION AT SOME LEVEL OF GOV TO HAVE RESCINDED THIS NOTAM WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO RISKS INVOLVING PEOPLE OR PROPERTY IN THIS FLIGHT.

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.

A 'navi' pilot departure from ZZZ, us, for a local VFR flight in compliance with information received from the FSS. Upon his return he was informed that the FAA had revised the previously received information rendering him in violation of their restriction.