A small transport crew violated 'special use airspace' in the form of a prohibited area.

Attributes
ACN	536434
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : zzz.restricted
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
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	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	536434
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	536433
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 1/fri/02 at approximately XA00 on a VFR (flight following by our own base) while passing around special use airspace at 3500 ft MSL using garmin GPS 530 data card dgrm 72. I was flying while the PIC was navigating. The restr area was depicted and we circumnavigated it. At approximately XA15 an F16 intercepted our aircraft overhead. Following procedure, we listened on 121.5 MHZ without contact. While passing ZZZ approach en route to ZZZ1, we confirmed our fuel stop at ZZZ1. At ZZZ1 airport, we were interviewed by the secret service. At approximately XF05 we departed for ZZZ2 airport full stop. We honestly felt the restr airspace was sufficiently avoided and we had no intention to 'test' or alarm anyone. The mission was to ferry the aircraft from ZZZ3 to ZZZ4. The aircraft and avionics is new and the garmin graphics are detailed according to scale. I believe that a larger 'buffer' would have avoided this alert. Supplemental information from acn 536433: approaching and arcing around special use airspace (as depicted on the moving map display) an F15 twice flew by the aircraft on the right side. Upon landing at our fuel stop ZZZ1 at XB00, we were met, interviewed and released by local and fed authorities. Departure from ZZZ1 was at XF05 with a final landing at ZZZ2 at XG30. Apparently in these times of heightened security and alertness, we strayed too close to the boundaries of special use airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMT CREW VIOLATED 'SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE' IN THE FORM OF A PROHIBITED AREA.

Narrative: ON 1/FRI/02 AT APPROX XA00 ON A VFR (FLT FOLLOWING BY OUR OWN BASE) WHILE PASSING AROUND SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE AT 3500 FT MSL USING GARMIN GPS 530 DATA CARD DGRM 72. I WAS FLYING WHILE THE PIC WAS NAVIGATING. THE RESTR AREA WAS DEPICTED AND WE CIRCUMNAVIGATED IT. AT APPROX XA15 AN F16 INTERCEPTED OUR ACFT OVERHEAD. FOLLOWING PROCEDURE, WE LISTENED ON 121.5 MHZ WITHOUT CONTACT. WHILE PASSING ZZZ APCH ENRTE TO ZZZ1, WE CONFIRMED OUR FUEL STOP AT ZZZ1. AT ZZZ1 ARPT, WE WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE SECRET SERVICE. AT APPROX XF05 WE DEPARTED FOR ZZZ2 ARPT FULL STOP. WE HONESTLY FELT THE RESTR AIRSPACE WAS SUFFICIENTLY AVOIDED AND WE HAD NO INTENTION TO 'TEST' OR ALARM ANYONE. THE MISSION WAS TO FERRY THE ACFT FROM ZZZ3 TO ZZZ4. THE ACFT AND AVIONICS IS NEW AND THE GARMIN GRAPHICS ARE DETAILED ACCORDING TO SCALE. I BELIEVE THAT A LARGER 'BUFFER' WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS ALERT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 536433: APCHING AND ARCING AROUND SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE (AS DEPICTED ON THE MOVING MAP DISPLAY) AN F15 TWICE FLEW BY THE ACFT ON THE R SIDE. UPON LNDG AT OUR FUEL STOP ZZZ1 AT XB00, WE WERE MET, INTERVIEWED AND RELEASED BY LCL AND FED AUTHORITIES. DEP FROM ZZZ1 WAS AT XF05 WITH A FINAL LNDG AT ZZZ2 AT XG30. APPARENTLY IN THESE TIMES OF HEIGHTENED SECURITY AND ALERTNESS, WE STRAYED TOO CLOSE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF SPECIAL USE 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.