Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight from an area near ZZZ to ZZZ1 in my homebuilt aircraft using pilotage and dead-reckoning with the aid of a magnetic compass only. I had no navcom as my handhold unit had recently failed and was at a repair station for repair. My intent was to proceed to the ZZZ2 airport nearby and pass under the ZZZ4 TCA at 1500 ft. The terrain between these 2 points is quite heavily wooded with lots of new construction and 4 land roads, without any prominent landmarks easily recognizable from the air. An airport runway came into my view which I mistakenly took for ZZZ2 airport. The wind had drifted me much farther south. I proceeded on a 90 degree heading for about 10-15 mins when 2 jets passed me on my left at 1/2 mi. They circled to my right and disappeared from view. A few mins later, they again appeared on my left and circled to my right. My thoughts were that they were practicing lndgs at andrews AFB. They continued circling from left to right. I could see no signals such as rocking of wings, lowering of landing gear or sharp pull-ups to signal what they wanted me to do. Without a radio, I could not legally land at a controled airport. My fuel supply was down to 30 mins remaining. I determined that it would be most prudent to continue to my home base where I had the necessary equipment to refuel with automatic gas. The jets continued to circle, but they changed their pattern to right to left until I reached my destination. There I was interrogated by a government agent. He said case dismissed, and stay clear of washington, dc. My straying into restr airspace was unintentional and for which I apologize. If the current restrs are to become permanent, it would be most helpful if their boundaries were so indicated on the washington sectional aeronautical chart.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PLT VIOLATED A TFR INVOLVING ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT FROM AN AREA NEAR ZZZ TO ZZZ1 IN MY HOMEBUILT ACFT USING PILOTAGE AND DEAD-RECKONING WITH THE AID OF A MAGNETIC COMPASS ONLY. I HAD NO NAVCOM AS MY HANDHOLD UNIT HAD RECENTLY FAILED AND WAS AT A REPAIR STATION FOR REPAIR. MY INTENT WAS TO PROCEED TO THE ZZZ2 ARPT NEARBY AND PASS UNDER THE ZZZ4 TCA AT 1500 FT. THE TERRAIN BTWN THESE 2 POINTS IS QUITE HEAVILY WOODED WITH LOTS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AND 4 LAND ROADS, WITHOUT ANY PROMINENT LANDMARKS EASILY RECOGNIZABLE FROM THE AIR. AN ARPT RWY CAME INTO MY VIEW WHICH I MISTAKENLY TOOK FOR ZZZ2 ARPT. THE WIND HAD DRIFTED ME MUCH FARTHER S. I PROCEEDED ON A 90 DEG HDG FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINS WHEN 2 JETS PASSED ME ON MY L AT 1/2 MI. THEY CIRCLED TO MY R AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. A FEW MINS LATER, THEY AGAIN APPEARED ON MY L AND CIRCLED TO MY R. MY THOUGHTS WERE THAT THEY WERE PRACTICING LNDGS AT ANDREWS AFB. THEY CONTINUED CIRCLING FROM L TO R. I COULD SEE NO SIGNALS SUCH AS ROCKING OF WINGS, LOWERING OF LNDG GEAR OR SHARP PULL-UPS TO SIGNAL WHAT THEY WANTED ME TO DO. WITHOUT A RADIO, I COULD NOT LEGALLY LAND AT A CTLED ARPT. MY FUEL SUPPLY WAS DOWN TO 30 MINS REMAINING. I DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE MOST PRUDENT TO CONTINUE TO MY HOME BASE WHERE I HAD THE NECESSARY EQUIP TO REFUEL WITH AUTO GAS. THE JETS CONTINUED TO CIRCLE, BUT THEY CHANGED THEIR PATTERN TO R TO L UNTIL I REACHED MY DEST. THERE I WAS INTERROGATED BY A GOV AGENT. HE SAID CASE DISMISSED, AND STAY CLR OF WASHINGTON, DC. MY STRAYING INTO RESTR AIRSPACE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND FOR WHICH I APOLOGIZE. IF THE CURRENT RESTRS ARE TO BECOME PERMANENT, IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF THEIR BOUNDARIES WERE SO INDICATED ON THE WASHINGTON SECTIONAL AERO CHART.

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.