Small aircraft pilot flew into P49 after making a navigational planning error and using the wrong VO...

Attributes
ACN	534387
Time
Date	200201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : act.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : act.tracon tower : act.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1436 flight time total : 223 flight time type : 213
ASRS Report	534387
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I accidentally flew into the P49 temporary flight restr near crawford, tx. My flight planning was the problem. The entire time I was planning my flight, I was transposing the temple VOR (tpl) for the waco VOR (act). I'm not sure why or how this error crept into my thinking. I was planning the trip the night before and was actually locating the tfr on the chart while the NOTAM was being displayed on my computer via duats. Drew a 10 NM square on the chart where the tfr exists. The route I programmed into my GPS and the route I filed with the FSS was straight through the tfr. On the morning of the flight, I pulled up my saved flight plan, read the NOTAMS again and printed them. I filed my flight plan via the duats website. I called the FSS and I requested that my flight plan be activated. The operator at the FSS asked 'are you aware of the temporary flight restrs?' I replied, 'yes I am.' and wondered why he asked me as my filed route was taking me around the tfr. (I thought). He said ok and gave me the local altimeter setting. Now I think back and realize he could have told me that my route was taking me through the tfr as he probably realized it when he looked at my flight plan. I was at 5500 feet MSL and tracking the tpl VOR. When I was over top of the tpl VOR was the first time things didn't look right, the VOR station didn't look quite right in relation to the body of water (I was looking at the act VOR on the chart, but was over tpl VOR). I had over a 30 mph tailwind at that time. I was looking at the chart and trying to identify landmarks. Nothing seemed to look right. As soon as I realized my planning error, I turned due east hoping that I had not yet entered the tfr airspace. I immediately tuned in the act VOR and set 360 in the obs. When I intercepted the radial I turned north and tuned in the tower frequency. The tower called and asked if I knew that I had flown into the tfr. I said I wasn't sure and he said that I did. The tower operator gave me a number to call when I landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLEW INTO P49 AFTER MAKING A NAVIGATIONAL PLANNING ERROR AND USING THE WRONG VOR THAN THE ONE INTENDED. HE WAS ADVISED BY TWR AND GIVEN A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: I ACCIDENTALLY FLEW INTO THE P49 TEMPORARY FLT RESTR NEAR CRAWFORD, TX. MY FLT PLANNING WAS THE PROB. THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS PLANNING MY FLT, I WAS TRANSPOSING THE TEMPLE VOR (TPL) FOR THE WACO VOR (ACT). I'M NOT SURE WHY OR HOW THIS ERROR CREPT INTO MY THINKING. I WAS PLANNING THE TRIP THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WAS ACTUALLY LOCATING THE TFR ON THE CHART WHILE THE NOTAM WAS BEING DISPLAYED ON MY COMPUTER VIA DUATS. DREW A 10 NM SQUARE ON THE CHART WHERE THE TFR EXISTS. THE RTE I PROGRAMMED INTO MY GPS AND THE RTE I FILED WITH THE FSS WAS STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TFR. ON THE MORNING OF THE FLT, I PULLED UP MY SAVED FLT PLAN, READ THE NOTAMS AGAIN AND PRINTED THEM. I FILED MY FLT PLAN VIA THE DUATS WEBSITE. I CALLED THE FSS AND I REQUESTED THAT MY FLT PLAN BE ACTIVATED. THE OPERATOR AT THE FSS ASKED 'ARE YOU AWARE OF THE TEMPORARY FLT RESTRS?' I REPLIED, 'YES I AM.' AND WONDERED WHY HE ASKED ME AS MY FILED RTE WAS TAKING ME AROUND THE TFR. (I THOUGHT). HE SAID OK AND GAVE ME THE LOCAL ALTIMETER SETTING. NOW I THINK BACK AND REALIZE HE COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY RTE WAS TAKING ME THROUGH THE TFR AS HE PROBABLY REALIZED IT WHEN HE LOOKED AT MY FLT PLAN. I WAS AT 5500 FEET MSL AND TRACKING THE TPL VOR. WHEN I WAS OVER TOP OF THE TPL VOR WAS THE FIRST TIME THINGS DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT, THE VOR STATION DIDN'T LOOK QUITE RIGHT IN RELATION TO THE BODY OF WATER (I WAS LOOKING AT THE ACT VOR ON THE CHART, BUT WAS OVER TPL VOR). I HAD OVER A 30 MPH TAILWIND AT THAT TIME. I WAS LOOKING AT THE CHART AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY LANDMARKS. NOTHING SEEMED TO LOOK RIGHT. AS SOON AS I REALIZED MY PLANNING ERROR, I TURNED DUE E HOPING THAT I HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE TFR AIRSPACE. I IMMEDIATELY TUNED IN THE ACT VOR AND SET 360 IN THE OBS. WHEN I INTERCEPTED THE RADIAL I TURNED N AND TUNED IN THE TWR FREQ. THE TWR CALLED AND ASKED IF I KNEW THAT I HAD FLOWN INTO THE TFR. I SAID I WASN'T SURE AND HE SAID THAT I DID. THE TWR OPERATOR GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL WHEN I LANDED.

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.

Small aircraft pilot flew into P49 after making a navigational planning error and using the wrong VOR than the one intended. He was advised by tower and given a telephone number to call after landing.