Narrative:

On 9/fri/01, listening to tv reports I was understanding that GA was clear to fly. After retrieving baggage at lax went to hhr by taxi, uncovered, stowed cover and baggage, completed preflight and departed approximately XA10. Hhr tower was closed. Weather was greater than 10 mile visibility and the ceiling was greater than 3000 ft. All I remember after listening to ATIS is that you could not file your IFR plan after takeoff. Since I was flying VFR I dismissed this. My mind set from friday reports was that it was permissible to fly. As I have done several times in the past, I flew to ajo at approximately 2000 ft, an 18 min flight. Arriving at ajo, fueled and parked the plane. As I was completing unloading baggage the corona police arrived and asked if I had just landed. I acknowledged that I had and was advised that the FAA had called them. I was surprised. A few minutes later more corona police arrived and after that a helicopter. I am presuming that was the sheriff, or highway patrol. An individual from the helicopter took information pilot certificate number, my ca drivers license and where I departed from, time of departure and time of flight, etc. After several mins I was asked to 'hang around' for a while as they were still talking with the FAA. I complied and after several minutes I was told by the individual from the helicopter that he did not know what was going to happen. I explained that the information I was aware of was that GA could fly. He informed me that that was a false report and there were to be no VFR flts. He suggested that I call the FAA, and gave me the telephone number. Approximately 10 mins later after arriving home, I contacted the FAA. He verified my certificate number and also told me that the FAA report that I heard on friday was untrue and he did not know what was going to happen but 'not to worry' about it. I was not aware I was doing anything improper.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT UPON ARR AT DEST ARPT AFTER SHORT 'VFR' FLT, WAS MET BY POLICE AND ADVISED THERE WERE TO BE NO VFR FLTS!

Narrative: ON 9/FRI/01, LISTENING TO TV RPTS I WAS UNDERSTANDING THAT GA WAS CLR TO FLY. AFTER RETRIEVING BAGGAGE AT LAX WENT TO HHR BY TAXI, UNCOVERED, STOWED COVER AND BAGGAGE, COMPLETED PREFLT AND DEPARTED APPROX XA10. HHR TWR WAS CLOSED. WEATHER WAS GREATER THAN 10 MILE VISIBILITY AND THE CEILING WAS GREATER THAN 3000 FT. ALL I REMEMBER AFTER LISTENING TO ATIS IS THAT YOU COULD NOT FILE YOUR IFR PLAN AFTER TAKEOFF. SINCE I WAS FLYING VFR I DISMISSED THIS. MY MIND SET FROM FRIDAY REPORTS WAS THAT IT WAS PERMISSIBLE TO FLY. AS I HAVE DONE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, I FLEW TO AJO AT APPROX 2000 FT, AN 18 MIN FLT. ARRIVING AT AJO, FUELED AND PARKED THE PLANE. AS I WAS COMPLETING UNLOADING BAGGAGE THE CORONA POLICE ARRIVED AND ASKED IF I HAD JUST LANDED. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT I HAD AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAA HAD CALLED THEM. I WAS SURPRISED. A FEW MINUTES LATER MORE CORONA POLICE ARRIVED AND AFTER THAT A HELI. I AM PRESUMING THAT WAS THE SHERIFF, OR HWY PATROL. AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE HELI TOOK INFO PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER, MY CA DRIVERS LICENSE AND WHERE I DEPARTED FROM, TIME OF DEP AND TIME OF FLT, ETC. AFTER SEVERAL MINS I WAS ASKED TO 'HANG AROUND' FOR A WHILE AS THEY WERE STILL TALKING WITH THE FAA. I COMPLIED AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS TOLD BY THE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE HELI THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I EXPLAINED THAT THE INFO I WAS AWARE OF WAS THAT GA COULD FLY. HE INFORMED ME THAT THAT WAS A FALSE RPT AND THERE WERE TO BE NO VFR FLTS. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE FAA, AND GAVE ME THE TELEPHONE NUMBER. APPROX 10 MINS LATER AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I CONTACTED THE FAA. HE VERIFIED MY CERTIFICATE NUMBER AND ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE FAA RPT THAT I HEARD ON FRIDAY WAS UNTRUE AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT 'NOT TO WORRY' ABOUT IT. I WAS NOT AWARE I WAS DOING ANYTHING IMPROPER.

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.