A pilot violated the restricted airspace around a power plant.

Attributes
ACN	529433
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed xzz at approximately XA00 to practice a localizer approach to runway 36 at xyz. I intercepted the XXX NDB and as I crossed the NDB inbound I heard center contact xyz unicom and also a mooney about to land if they were aware of any other aircraft at 3500 ft. I acknowledged that I was at 3500 ft gave my nc nbr and position. Center asked for my name and phone number and told me that I needed to call center immediately after landing. I requested to return to xzz and after a minute he advised me to use flight following and gave me a new squawk. I climbed to 4500 ft and reported this altitude. After being handed off to xzz approach and landing I called center and was advised that I had gotten too close to the power plants of yzz. He then requested my mailing address and advised me that FSDO would contact me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

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

Narrative: I DEPARTED XZZ AT APPROX XA00 TO PRACTICE A LOCALIZER APCH TO RWY 36 AT XYZ. I INTERCEPTED THE XXX NDB AND AS I CROSSED THE NDB INBOUND I HEARD CENTER CONTACT XYZ UNICOM AND ALSO A MOONEY ABOUT TO LAND IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY OTHER ACFT AT 3500 FT. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT I WAS AT 3500 FT GAVE MY NC NBR AND POSITION. CTR ASKED FOR MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO CALL CENTER IMMEDIATELY AFTER LNDG. I REQUESTED TO RETURN TO XZZ AND AFTER A MINUTE HE ADVISED ME TO USE FLT FOLLOWING AND GAVE ME A NEW SQUAWK. I CLIMBED TO 4500 FT AND RPTED THIS ALTITUDE. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO XZZ APCH AND LNDG I CALLED CTR AND WAS ADVISED THAT I HAD GOTTEN TOO CLOSE TO THE PWR PLANTS OF YZZ. HE THEN REQUESTED MY MAILING ADDRESS AND ADVISED ME THAT FSDO WOULD CONTACT ME.

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.