Small aircraft pilot inadvertently entered and landed at an airport with a tfr for a fair.

Attributes
ACN	527565
Time
Date	200110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	527565
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was informed of a special event fair. I called FSS and checked WX. WX was fine and no NOTAMS. I flew to ZZZ and about 5 mi out called unicom 122.8 and asked if there was transportation to the fair. I was informed the fair was at ZZZ1 to the northeast of ZZZ. I said ok, looked up ZZZ1 and called unicom 123.0 and received no answer. With the airport in sight, called again and again -- no answer. Proceeded to airport and saw 1 aircraft on short final runway 32, so proceeded overhead at 2500 ft, unaware of the restr area over the fair. I made a left turn just north of the airport within the boundaries of the airport, called unicom again, and entered a left downwind, and proceeded to land runway 32. I was surprised to find I had done this and feel I acted safely. However, under the attacks, I understand the importance of the tfr restrs and you can be assured I will be more careful to investigate this type of flight in all flts in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED AND LANDED AT AN ARPT WITH A TFR FOR A FAIR.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED OF A SPECIAL EVENT FAIR. I CALLED FSS AND CHKED WX. WX WAS FINE AND NO NOTAMS. I FLEW TO ZZZ AND ABOUT 5 MI OUT CALLED UNICOM 122.8 AND ASKED IF THERE WAS TRANSPORTATION TO THE FAIR. I WAS INFORMED THE FAIR WAS AT ZZZ1 TO THE NE OF ZZZ. I SAID OK, LOOKED UP ZZZ1 AND CALLED UNICOM 123.0 AND RECEIVED NO ANSWER. WITH THE ARPT IN SIGHT, CALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN -- NO ANSWER. PROCEEDED TO ARPT AND SAW 1 ACFT ON SHORT FINAL RWY 32, SO PROCEEDED OVERHEAD AT 2500 FT, UNAWARE OF THE RESTR AREA OVER THE FAIR. I MADE A L TURN JUST N OF THE ARPT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ARPT, CALLED UNICOM AGAIN, AND ENTERED A L DOWNWIND, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND RWY 32. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND I HAD DONE THIS AND FEEL I ACTED SAFELY. HOWEVER, UNDER THE ATTACKS, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TFR RESTRS AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL TO INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE OF FLT IN ALL FLTS IN THE FUTURE.

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.