An small aircraft pilot after taking a sightseeing flight landed at kukt.

Attributes
ACN	524885
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ukt.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	524885
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : pa state police
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:

I apparently took an unauthorized flight on 9/sat/01. Direction of flight was north, but southwest of abe traffic area (class C) northeast to east stroudsburg (N53), north to honesdale, PA (N30), southeast toward easton, PA. Remaining northeast of the field (N43). I continued southeast to an area near skymanor (N40) and returned to quakertown (ukt). This entire flight took place in class east org airspace. There was one takeoff and one landing at reference airport (ukt). Upon landing I was told by PA state police that the FAA had reported an unauthorized landing at quakertown, PA, to them. I had heard 9/thu/01 that the FAA had opened up the airports, I didn't hear that they had again closed them, nor did I check with flight service. It was a beautiful saturday afternoon. I was in the vicinity of the airport and decided to fly my airplane. The weather was so perfect, and I had no intention of going any great distance, that I didn't feel a need to get a weather briefing. This whole situation was unintentional on my part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT AFTER TAKING A SIGHTSEEING FLT LANDED AT KUKT.

Narrative: I APPARENTLY TOOK AN UNAUTHORIZED FLT ON 9/SAT/01. DIRECTION OF FLT WAS N, BUT SW OF ABE TFC AREA (CLASS C) NE TO E STROUDSBURG (N53), N TO HONESDALE, PA (N30), SE TOWARD EASTON, PA. REMAINING NE OF THE FIELD (N43). I CONTINUED SE TO AN AREA NEAR SKYMANOR (N40) AND RETURNED TO QUAKERTOWN (UKT). THIS ENTIRE FLT TOOK PLACE IN CLASS E ORG AIRSPACE. THERE WAS ONE TKOF AND ONE LNDG AT REF ARPT (UKT). UPON LNDG I WAS TOLD BY PA STATE POLICE THAT THE FAA HAD REPORTED AN UNAUTHORIZED LNDG AT QUAKERTOWN, PA, TO THEM. I HAD HEARD 9/THU/01 THAT THE FAA HAD OPENED UP THE ARPTS, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT THEY HAD AGAIN CLOSED THEM, NOR DID I CHECK WITH FLT SERVICE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT AND DECIDED TO FLY MY AIRPLANE. THE WEATHER WAS SO PERFECT, AND I HAD NO INTENTION OF GOING ANY GREAT DISTANCE, THAT I DIDN'T FEEL A NEED TO GET A WEATHER BRIEFING. THIS WHOLE SIT WAS UNINTENTIONAL ON MY PART.

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.