Small aircraft pilot enters temporary restr airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	545883
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : zzz5.restricted
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz3.artcc tracon : zzz4.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	545883
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure FAA ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying VFR with flight following. Upon departing ZZZ, I contacted ZZZ1 FSS for my enroute flight information and then contacted ZZZ2 center ATC for flight following. After being handed off to various ATC's, I was in contact with ZZZ3 center and they stated I was leaving their coverage and would need to contact ZZZ4 approach for further coverage in ten mins. Ten mins later I contacted ZZZ4 approach. At this time I was informed that I was in a temporarily restr airspace called ZZZ5 army depot. After looking over my charts, I stated to ATC that this temporarily restr airspace was not on the charts and I was not informed by either ZZZ1 FSS or ZZZ3 center that I would be entering this restr airspace. ATC's reply was, yes, he knew the airspace was not on the charts and that I should have been advised by either ZZZ1 FSS or ZZZ3 center ATC that my direct course and altitude would conflict with this airspace. I feel this problem could have been avoided by either having this restr airspace on the charts or by having ATC's and FSS advise pilots on direct heading conflicts with this airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENTERS TEMPORARY RESTR AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR WITH FLT FOLLOWING. UPON DEPARTING ZZZ, I CONTACTED ZZZ1 FSS FOR MY ENROUTE FLT INFO AND THEN CONTACTED ZZZ2 CTR ATC FOR FLT FOLLOWING. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO VARIOUS ATC'S, I WAS IN CONTACT WITH ZZZ3 CTR AND THEY STATED I WAS LEAVING THEIR COVERAGE AND WOULD NEED TO CONTACT ZZZ4 APCH FOR FURTHER COVERAGE IN TEN MINS. TEN MINS LATER I CONTACTED ZZZ4 APCH. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS IN A TEMPORARILY RESTR AIRSPACE CALLED ZZZ5 ARMY DEPOT. AFTER LOOKING OVER MY CHARTS, I STATED TO ATC THAT THIS TEMPORARILY RESTR AIRSPACE WAS NOT ON THE CHARTS AND I WAS NOT INFORMED BY EITHER ZZZ1 FSS OR ZZZ3 CTR THAT I WOULD BE ENTERING THIS RESTR AIRSPACE. ATC'S REPLY WAS, YES, HE KNEW THE AIRSPACE WAS NOT ON THE CHARTS AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY EITHER ZZZ1 FSS OR ZZZ3 CTR ATC THAT MY DIRECT COURSE AND ALTITUDE WOULD CONFLICT WITH THIS AIRSPACE. I FEEL THIS PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY EITHER HAVING THIS RESTR AIRSPACE ON THE CHARTS OR BY HAVING ATC'S AND FSS ADVISE PLTS ON DIRECT HEADING CONFLICTS WITH THIS 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.