Cessna 172 pilot inadvertently penetrated tfr airspace due to lack of NOTAM information and no indication on the current aeronautical sectional chart. A military aircraft intercepted their aircraft to point out their penetration.

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Attributes
ACN	533875
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : p40.prohibited
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7.9 flight time total : 914.0 flight time type : 425.8
ASRS Report	533875
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Agreed to watch for traffic as safety pilot for pilot while he would be under the hood. He had checked weather NOTAMS on his home computer and found no appropriate NOTAMS on tfrs, flight was south out of ZZZ airport to ZZZ2 VOR, at 3500 MSL, then west on 271 radial from ZZZ2. A short time after turn on 271 radial, F16 appeared off right wing. Told pilot to lift hood which he did, as F16 then went off left wing then right then left and broke off contact, meanwhile, pilot tried to contact F16 on 121.5, which was monitored since take off, no response. Course was altered to north. Unknown person directed to contact ZZZ2. Tried no response. Presumed copy wrong frequency. Continued to monitor 121.5 back to ZZZ1 airport. Upon landing tower instructed to call TRACON. Navigation was done off current sectional aeronautical chart. Prohibited area as depicted was observed and navigated around without entry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 172 PLT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED TFR AIRSPACE DUE TO LACK OF NOTAM INFO AND NO INDICATION ON THE CURRENT AERO SECTIONAL CHART. A MIL ACFT INTERCEPTED THEIR ACFT TO POINT OUT THEIR PENETRATION.

Narrative: AGREED TO WATCH FOR TFC AS SAFETY PLT FOR PLT WHILE HE WOULD BE UNDER THE HOOD. HE HAD CHKED WEATHER NOTAMS ON HIS HOME COMPUTER AND FOUND NO APPROPRIATE NOTAMS ON TFRS, FLT WAS S OUT OF ZZZ ARPT TO ZZZ2 VOR, AT 3500 MSL, THEN W ON 271 RADIAL FROM ZZZ2. A SHORT TIME AFTER TURN ON 271 RADIAL, F16 APPEARED OFF R WING. TOLD PLT TO LIFT HOOD WHICH HE DID, AS F16 THEN WENT OFF L WING THEN R THEN L AND BROKE OFF CONTACT, MEANWHILE, PLT TRIED TO CONTACT F16 ON 121.5, WHICH WAS MONITORED SINCE TAKE OFF, NO RESPONSE. COURSE WAS ALTERED TO N. UNKNOWN PERSON DIRECTED TO CONTACT ZZZ2. TRIED NO RESPONSE. PRESUMED COPY WRONG FREQUENCY. CONTINUED TO MONITOR 121.5 BACK TO ZZZ1 ARPT. UPON LANDING TWR INSTRUCTED TO CALL TRACON. NAVIGATION WAS DONE OFF CURRENT SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART. PROHIBITED AREA AS DEPICTED WAS OBSERVED AND NAVIGATED AROUND WITHOUT ENTRY.

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.