A pilot violated the restr airspace around a power plant.

Attributes
ACN	529402
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1173
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36.75 flight time total : 193.05 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	529402
Person 2
Function	oversight : airport manager
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2 (arpt manager)
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I have been on a 'flying vacation' from XXX to YYY and was returning home. After fueling in xyz. I picked up some head wind and thought I might need to make another fuel stop. My destination on that leg was xzz. I punched in nearest on the GPS and ZZZ came up. I did a normal approach and landing. When I landed I was told the airport was closed because it was within 10 mi of a power plant. We, the airport manager and I contacted the FAA after I, realized I had made a mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT VIOLATED THE RESTR AIRSPACE AROUND A PWR PLANT.

Narrative: I HAVE BEEN ON A 'FLYING VACATION' FROM XXX TO YYY AND WAS RETURNING HOME. AFTER FUELING IN XYZ. I PICKED UP SOME HEAD WIND AND THOUGHT I MIGHT NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER FUEL STOP. MY DEST ON THAT LEG WAS XZZ. I PUNCHED IN NEAREST ON THE GPS AND ZZZ CAME UP. I DID A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. WHEN I LANDED I WAS TOLD THE ARPT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS WITHIN 10 MI OF A PWR PLANT. WE, THE ARPT MANAGER AND I CONTACTED THE FAA AFTER I, REALIZED I HAD MADE A MISTAKE.

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.