Narrative:

A co-worker and I traveled to tulsa, ok, to acquire another aircraft for our flight school. Upon reaching the area of whiteman's approach control, we were routed around the base and MOA. The entire leg was monitored by GPS, low altitude en route charts, and ATC radar. On the return leg, I alone ferried the C172 back. Headings, altitudes, fuel burns and distances were all computed as well as a carefully selected route. NOTAMS, distances, and winds aloft were all received from a preflight briefer. WX was slightly lower than the flight down. A solid overcast layer restr VFR flight to 3500 ft. At that altitude, my airplane was unable to be picked up by ZKC. I left the services of flight following and continued using my own navigation. I remained fully aware of my position. Upon approaching whitman AFB, I monitored their approach control and maintained a distance of 8 mi attempting to go around their airspace. While maintaining a comfortable distance away from the airspace, I was surprised to hear, 'airplane heading north at 3500 ft contact whiteman approach.' after responding, I was immediately vectored away from their airspace, and was informed of the NOTAM for a no-fly zone of 10 NM surrounding the base. Looking back on the situation, I found fault in my preflight planning. I had not asked the preflight briefer for specific en route NOTAMS (local distant or fdl). A simple question on my part could have changed the situation. A second error was not contacting whiteman approach control for advisories. Monitoring the frequency was not adequate enough for this situation. This was an embarrassing mistake that very easily could have been avoided.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR C172 CFI ON A XCOUNTRY FLT ENTERS THE TFR 10 NM SW OF WHITEMAN AFB, SZL, MO.

Narrative: A CO-WORKER AND I TRAVELED TO TULSA, OK, TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER ACFT FOR OUR FLT SCHOOL. UPON REACHING THE AREA OF WHITEMAN'S APCH CTL, WE WERE ROUTED AROUND THE BASE AND MOA. THE ENTIRE LEG WAS MONITORED BY GPS, LOW ALT ENRTE CHARTS, AND ATC RADAR. ON THE RETURN LEG, I ALONE FERRIED THE C172 BACK. HDGS, ALTS, FUEL BURNS AND DISTANCES WERE ALL COMPUTED AS WELL AS A CAREFULLY SELECTED RTE. NOTAMS, DISTANCES, AND WINDS ALOFT WERE ALL RECEIVED FROM A PREFLT BRIEFER. WX WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE FLT DOWN. A SOLID OVCST LAYER RESTR VFR FLT TO 3500 FT. AT THAT ALT, MY AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO BE PICKED UP BY ZKC. I LEFT THE SVCS OF FLT FOLLOWING AND CONTINUED USING MY OWN NAV. I REMAINED FULLY AWARE OF MY POS. UPON APCHING WHITMAN AFB, I MONITORED THEIR APCH CTL AND MAINTAINED A DISTANCE OF 8 MI ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND THEIR AIRSPACE. WHILE MAINTAINING A COMFORTABLE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE AIRSPACE, I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR, 'AIRPLANE HDG N AT 3500 FT CONTACT WHITEMAN APCH.' AFTER RESPONDING, I WAS IMMEDIATELY VECTORED AWAY FROM THEIR AIRSPACE, AND WAS INFORMED OF THE NOTAM FOR A NO-FLY ZONE OF 10 NM SURROUNDING THE BASE. LOOKING BACK ON THE SIT, I FOUND FAULT IN MY PREFLT PLANNING. I HAD NOT ASKED THE PREFLT BRIEFER FOR SPECIFIC ENRTE NOTAMS (LCL DISTANT OR FDL). A SIMPLE QUESTION ON MY PART COULD HAVE CHANGED THE SIT. A SECOND ERROR WAS NOT CONTACTING WHITEMAN APCH CTL FOR ADVISORIES. MONITORING THE FREQ WAS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH FOR THIS SIT. THIS WAS AN EMBARRASSING MISTAKE THAT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.