Narrative:

On the morning of nov/fri/01, I obtained a full preflight briefing from FSS. The WX was clear VFR and there were no significant NOTAMS reported by the flight service briefer. He did briefly advise that I should remain well clear of restr area. I consulted the applicable sectional chart and confirmed that the floor of restr area began at 11000 ft. After taking off I activated my VFR flight plan to ZZZ1 and continued my climb to 6500 ft. I contacted ZZZ2 center in an attempt to obtain flight following, however, the controller was extremely busy. I did not hear back from the controller and therefore elected to continue the trip to ZZZ1 without the benefit of flight following. I flew at 6500 ft. During an outside visual scan at this time, I noticed what appeared to be a king air tracking me off of my left wing, with its gear lowered. I monitored the emergency frequency at 121.5 and thereafter contacted government tower. I was advised by government tower that the king air was a government aircraft and that I had violated restr area when I questioned the violation of this restr area, I was advised that XXX had been extended to the surface as of the afternoon of nov/thur/01 and that transitioning VFR aircraft required a discrete transponder code and radio contact with ATC in order to transition the area. Although the briefer advised that I should remain clear of XXX during my preflight briefing, I was not advised that the restr area had been extended to the surface nor that a discrete transponder code was required for transitioning the area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER AN FSS BRIEFING A GA ACFT IS INTERCEPTED BY A GOV ACFT WHEN IN PROX OF A RESTR AREA LISTED IN THE PUBLISHED TFR NEAR ZZZ, US.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF NOV/FRI/01, I OBTAINED A FULL PREFLT BRIEFING FROM FSS. THE WX WAS CLR VFR AND THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT NOTAMS RPTED BY THE FLT SVC BRIEFER. HE DID BRIEFLY ADVISE THAT I SHOULD REMAIN WELL CLR OF RESTR AREA. I CONSULTED THE APPLICABLE SECTIONAL CHART AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FLOOR OF RESTR AREA BEGAN AT 11000 FT. AFTER TAKING OFF I ACTIVATED MY VFR FLT PLAN TO ZZZ1 AND CONTINUED MY CLB TO 6500 FT. I CONTACTED ZZZ2 CTR IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN FLT FOLLOWING, HOWEVER, THE CTLR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THE CTLR AND THEREFORE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP TO ZZZ1 WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF FLT FOLLOWING. I FLEW AT 6500 FT. DURING AN OUTSIDE VISUAL SCAN AT THIS TIME, I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A KING AIR TRACKING ME OFF OF MY LEFT WING, WITH ITS GEAR LOWERED. I MONITORED THE EMER FREQ AT 121.5 AND THEREAFTER CONTACTED GOV TWR. I WAS ADVISED BY GOV TWR THAT THE KING AIR WAS A GOV ACFT AND THAT I HAD VIOLATED RESTR AREA WHEN I QUESTIONED THE VIOLATION OF THIS RESTR AREA, I WAS ADVISED THAT XXX HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO THE SURFACE AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF NOV/THUR/01 AND THAT TRANSITIONING VFR ACFT REQUIRED A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE AND RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC IN ORDER TO TRANSITION THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE BRIEFER ADVISED THAT I SHOULD REMAIN CLR OF XXX DURING MY PREFLT BRIEFING, I WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE RESTR AREA HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO THE SURFACE NOR THAT A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE WAS REQUIRED FOR TRANSITIONING THE AREA.

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.