C172 pilot inadvertently entered a restr airspace and was vectored out by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	534014
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i39.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lex.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lex.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 296 flight time type : 296
ASRS Report	534014
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was a VFR flight. The event took place 4 mi northeast of madison (I39). I received duats WX briefing early tuesday morning. 01/tue/02 this included NOTAMS for the planned route. On the return flight home, I punched in direct on the GPS, which kept me west of V517. Friends in another plane kept in touch on 122.95 communication #2. On communication #1, I tuned in lexington approach 120.15, the radio was quiet. The friend let me know lexington was trying to contact someone at 3500 ft, nebound. After switching to communication #2, I made contact and received a squawk code and received vectors out of the area. In an obvious oversight, I overlooked the NOTAM southeast of lexington, ky. I believe better use of ATC flight following and NOTAMS would have prevented this event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A RESTR AIRSPACE AND WAS VECTORED OUT BY ATC.

Narrative: THIS WAS A VFR FLT. THE EVENT TOOK PLACE 4 MI NE OF MADISON (I39). I RECEIVED DUATS WX BRIEFING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 01/TUE/02 THIS INCLUDED NOTAMS FOR THE PLANNED RTE. ON THE RETURN FLT HOME, I PUNCHED IN DIRECT ON THE GPS, WHICH KEPT ME W OF V517. FRIENDS IN ANOTHER PLANE KEPT IN TOUCH ON 122.95 COM #2. ON COM #1, I TUNED IN LEXINGTON APCH 120.15, THE RADIO WAS QUIET. THE FRIEND LET ME KNOW LEXINGTON WAS TRYING TO CONTACT SOMEONE AT 3500 FT, NEBOUND. AFTER SWITCHING TO COM #2, I MADE CONTACT AND RECEIVED A SQUAWK CODE AND RECEIVED VECTORS OUT OF THE AREA. IN AN OBVIOUS OVERSIGHT, I OVERLOOKED THE NOTAM SE OF LEXINGTON, KY. I BELIEVE BETTER USE OF ATC FLT FOLLOWING AND NOTAMS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS EVENT.

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.