Small aircraft pilot inadvertently entered a temporary flight restr airspace during a VFR cross country flight due to not learning of the extended area around P49.

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Attributes
ACN	533925
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : p49.prohibited
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	533925
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other other : 4 f16 plt
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed ZZZ1 at XA10 for VFR flight to ZZZ2. Pilot obtained briefing from flight service regarding WX, NOTAMS, etc. Briefing did not include the recent extension of restr area P49 (temporary). Pilot unknowingly flew through the extended portion of the temperature restr area. Intercepted by F16 and met by law enforcement officials at ZZZ2. Crew and all passenger were detained in flight operations building for several hours. Finally released by secret service at XJ30. The problem is, of course, the inability of the current system to disperse information regarding temperature restr areas on a timely basis. It would be quite possible for a temperature restr area to be implemented while an aircraft is en route and the aircraft could violate the airspace with no knowledge that the temperature restr airspace exists. In this case the pilot had all maps and charts on board. Obtained a briefing from flight service and simply did not receive any information about the temperature restr airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AIRSPACE DURING A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLT DUE TO NOT LEARNING OF THE EXTENDED AREA AROUND P49.

Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ1 AT XA10 FOR VFR FLT TO ZZZ2. PLT OBTAINED BRIEFING FROM FLT SERVICE REGARDING WX, NOTAMS, ETC. BRIEFING DID NOT INCLUDE THE RECENT EXTENSION OF RESTR AREA P49 (TEMPORARY). PLT UNKNOWINGLY FLEW THROUGH THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE TEMP RESTR AREA. INTERCEPTED BY F16 AND MET BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AT ZZZ2. CREW AND ALL PAX WERE DETAINED IN FLT OPS BUILDING FOR SEVERAL HRS. FINALLY RELEASED BY SECRET SERVICE AT XJ30. THE PROB IS, OF COURSE, THE INABILITY OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM TO DISPERSE INFO REGARDING TEMP RESTR AREAS ON A TIMELY BASIS. IT WOULD BE QUITE POSSIBLE FOR A TEMP RESTR AREA TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHILE AN ACFT IS ENRTE AND THE ACFT COULD VIOLATE THE AIRSPACE WITH NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THE TEMP RESTR AIRSPACE EXISTS. IN THIS CASE THE PLT HAD ALL MAPS AND CHARTS ON BOARD. OBTAINED A BRIEFING FROM FLT SERVICE AND SIMPLY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INFO ABOUT THE TEMP RESTR AIRSPACE.

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.