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Small aircraft pilot entered tfr airspace and was told by FAA FSDO inspector that a violation would be filed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 365 flight time type : 290 |
| ASRS Report | 539037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I accidentally crossed the south eastern corner of temporarily restr airspace, near ZZZ, us. I was traveling with my wife and daughter in our personal aircraft from ZZZ1 to my home airport. On the trip to ZZZ1 I was informed of the tfr during my flight briefing, but had to ask for the fdc NOTAMS before receiving that information. The tfr was not a factor on the way to ZZZ1. We stopped in ZZZ2. On the return trip we flew direct. The preflight briefer did not mention the tfr again, but I also forgot to ask about the fdc NOTAMS. Consequently, I did not remember the restr airspace until I was within 30 NM of it. I was using a handheld GPS for navigation, it of course did not have the location of the airspace in it, nor did the IFR sectional I was using. I thought that the airspace was northeast of ZZZ, so we tried to visually find it. It was late afternoon, our heading was southeast, the sun was directly in front of us on the horizon, reducing visibility greatly. We did spot the restr area, but we were very close. I turned east immediately, but apparently, was too late. I received a call from the FSDO to inform me of my violation. A contributing factor was, unwillingness to climb to a higher altitude, the stronger headwind would have required us to make a fuel stop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ENTERED TFR AIRSPACE AND WAS TOLD BY FAA FSDO INSPECTOR THAT A VIOLATION WOULD BE FILED.
Narrative: I ACCIDENTALLY CROSSED THE S EASTERN CORNER OF TEMPORARILY RESTR AIRSPACE, NEAR ZZZ, US. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN OUR PERSONAL ACFT FROM ZZZ1 TO MY HOME ARPT. ON THE TRIP TO ZZZ1 I WAS INFORMED OF THE TFR DURING MY FLT BRIEFING, BUT HAD TO ASK FOR THE FDC NOTAMS BEFORE RECEIVING THAT INFO. THE TFR WAS NOT A FACTOR ON THE WAY TO ZZZ1. WE STOPPED IN ZZZ2. ON THE RETURN TRIP WE FLEW DIRECT. THE PREFLT BRIEFER DID NOT MENTION THE TFR AGAIN, BUT I ALSO FORGOT TO ASK ABOUT THE FDC NOTAMS. CONSEQUENTLY, I DID NOT REMEMBER THE RESTR AIRSPACE UNTIL I WAS WITHIN 30 NM OF IT. I WAS USING A HANDHELD GPS FOR NAVIGATION, IT OF COURSE DID NOT HAVE THE LOCATION OF THE AIRSPACE IN IT, NOR DID THE IFR SECTIONAL I WAS USING. I THOUGHT THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS NE OF ZZZ, SO WE TRIED TO VISUALLY FIND IT. IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON, OUR HEADING WAS SE, THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US ON THE HORIZON, REDUCING VISIBILITY GREATLY. WE DID SPOT THE RESTR AREA, BUT WE WERE VERY CLOSE. I TURNED EAST IMMEDIATELY, BUT APPARENTLY, WAS TOO LATE. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FSDO TO INFORM ME OF MY VIOLATION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS, UNWILLINGNESS TO CLIMB TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE, THE STRONGER HEADWIND WOULD HAVE REQUIRED US TO MAKE A FUEL STOP.
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.