GA pilot advised upon arrival at destination that he violated P-40 restr area.

Attributes
ACN	533695
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : p40.prohibited
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz1.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	533695
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
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 : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Planned local flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1. Checked in with FSS for 'P zones' power plants and 'right zones' before flight. Arrival ZZZ1, tower advised I penetrated 8 NM of prohibited airspace. New expanded dimensions of prohibited airspace never mentioned on commercial chart service or in preflight briefing by FSS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT ADVISED UPON ARR AT DEST THAT HE VIOLATED P-40 RESTR AREA.

Narrative: PLANNED LOCAL FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1. CHECKED IN WITH FSS FOR 'P ZONES' PWR PLANTS AND 'R ZONES' BEFORE FLT. ARR ZZZ1, TWR ADVISED I PENETRATED 8 NM OF PROHIBITED AIRSPACE. NEW EXPANDED DIMENSIONS OF PROHIBITED AIRSPACE NEVER MENTIONED ON COMMERCIAL CHART SERVICE OR IN PREFLT BRIEFING BY FSS.

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.