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GA pilot incurs restr airspace approaching destination after obtaining an FSS briefing that he alleged did not alert him to restr airspace enhancement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower tower : sfo.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 330 |
| ASRS Report | 530887 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight was planned from ZZZ1 to ZZZ3 and on to ZZZ2 I was accompanied by a pilot. I contacted FSS in the am for a standard briefing for this route and was not advised of any significant NOTAM changes. We departed ZZZ VFR and took up a direct course for ZZZ3. My partner had flown the route before and saw no need for flight following. Our course kept us parallel to and a few mi south of vxx. Altitude changed from 6500 down to 4500 for wind, then back to 6500 due turbulence. Upon landing at ZZZ3, I was contacted by ZZZ center and told I had flown through a recently expanded restr area around X. Neither I nor my partner had any knowledge of this change despite recent flts (IFR) in the area. Had we obtained flight following, I suspect this incident would not have occurred. Center also stated that they had several similar occurrences in the past few days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT INCURS RESTR AIRSPACE APCHING DEST AFTER OBTAINING AN FSS BRIEFING THAT HE ALLEGED DID NOT ALERT HIM TO RESTR AIRSPACE ENHANCEMENT.
Narrative: FLT WAS PLANNED FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ3 AND ON TO ZZZ2 I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A PLT. I CONTACTED FSS IN THE AM FOR A STANDARD BRIEFING FOR THIS RTE AND WAS NOT ADVISED OF ANY SIGNIFICANT NOTAM CHANGES. WE DEPARTED ZZZ VFR AND TOOK UP A DIRECT COURSE FOR ZZZ3. MY PARTNER HAD FLOWN THE RTE BEFORE AND SAW NO NEED FOR FLT FOLLOWING. OUR COURSE KEPT US PARALLEL TO AND A FEW MI S OF VXX. ALTITUDE CHANGED FROM 6500 DOWN TO 4500 FOR WIND, THEN BACK TO 6500 DUE TURB. UPON LNDG AT ZZZ3, I WAS CONTACTED BY ZZZ CTR AND TOLD I HAD FLOWN THROUGH A RECENTLY EXPANDED RESTR AREA AROUND X. NEITHER I NOR MY PARTNER HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS CHANGE DESPITE RECENT FLTS (IFR) IN THE AREA. HAD WE OBTAINED FLT FOLLOWING, I SUSPECT THIS INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. CTR ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL SIMILAR OCCURRENCES IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
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.