Narrative:

In response to the restr airspace violation issued on oct/thu/02, aircraft was released from cos via radar vector (VFR) to expect an IFR clearance to sdf. While climbing to selected altitude, we elected to go direct fmn to keep a safe distance from R2601. In doing so, we selected navigation direct, and the aircraft rolled to the left. Xchking my HSI with the raw data supplied by the GPS, I realized a course discrepancy. I reselected heading select to establish a southwest heading away from the restr area. Due to close proximity, ground speed, and time to confirm discrepancy, we were unable to avoid cutting the inside edge of R2601. ATC did respond. Supplemental information from acn 562377: shortly after takeoff, we were given a westerly vector, told to climb to requested VFR altitude and then own navigation. The PIC rptedly elected to go directly to fmn to keep a safe distance from R2601. In doing so, I believe the PIC selected navigation direct. I glanced out the window at which point I thought 'this (the mountains straight ahead of me) looks/verifies we are on track,' and therefore felt safe to begin attending to my duties of the after takeoff checklist. Very shortly after beginning the checklist, I glanced up again and (with disbelief) noticed we were on the east side of highway 115, which is the border of 2601. I stated in an urgent voice to the PIC that we are on the wrong side of the road and need to be over there (pointing to the west side of highway I15). The PIC had at this point also determined that we were in restr airspace as well, and crosschecked the l-hand side HSI with the raw data supplied by the GPS and realized a course discrepancy. He immediately reselected heading select to establish a southwest heading away from the restr area. The controller (cos departure) immediately told us to turn right, I believe, to 265 or 255 degrees to exit the restr area. The PIC was already turning to a more westerly heading and complied with the controller's direction. I attempted to respond to the controller, but inadvertently pushed the push-to-talk button to 'interphone' and not to 'microphone' so the controller had to repeat his directions. Due to the close proximity, ground speed, and time to confirm the discrepancy, we were unable to avoid cutting the inside edge of R2601.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C550 CAPT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO RESTR AIRSPACE DURING A VFR DEP TO PICK UP IFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: IN RESPONSE TO THE RESTR AIRSPACE VIOLATION ISSUED ON OCT/THU/02, ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM COS VIA RADAR VECTOR (VFR) TO EXPECT AN IFR CLRNC TO SDF. WHILE CLBING TO SELECTED ALT, WE ELECTED TO GO DIRECT FMN TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM R2601. IN DOING SO, WE SELECTED NAV DIRECT, AND THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE L. XCHKING MY HSI WITH THE RAW DATA SUPPLIED BY THE GPS, I REALIZED A COURSE DISCREPANCY. I RESELECTED HDG SELECT TO ESTABLISH A SW HDG AWAY FROM THE RESTR AREA. DUE TO CLOSE PROX, GND SPD, AND TIME TO CONFIRM DISCREPANCY, WE WERE UNABLE TO AVOID CUTTING THE INSIDE EDGE OF R2601. ATC DID RESPOND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 562377: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WE WERE GIVEN A WESTERLY VECTOR, TOLD TO CLB TO REQUESTED VFR ALT AND THEN OWN NAV. THE PIC RPTEDLY ELECTED TO GO DIRECTLY TO FMN TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM R2601. IN DOING SO, I BELIEVE THE PIC SELECTED NAV DIRECT. I GLANCED OUT THE WINDOW AT WHICH POINT I THOUGHT 'THIS (THE MOUNTAINS STRAIGHT AHEAD OF ME) LOOKS/VERIFIES WE ARE ON TRACK,' AND THEREFORE FELT SAFE TO BEGIN ATTENDING TO MY DUTIES OF THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. VERY SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING THE CHKLIST, I GLANCED UP AGAIN AND (WITH DISBELIEF) NOTICED WE WERE ON THE E SIDE OF HWY 115, WHICH IS THE BORDER OF 2601. I STATED IN AN URGENT VOICE TO THE PIC THAT WE ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NEED TO BE OVER THERE (POINTING TO THE W SIDE OF HWY I15). THE PIC HAD AT THIS POINT ALSO DETERMINED THAT WE WERE IN RESTR AIRSPACE AS WELL, AND XCHKED THE L-HAND SIDE HSI WITH THE RAW DATA SUPPLIED BY THE GPS AND REALIZED A COURSE DISCREPANCY. HE IMMEDIATELY RESELECTED HDG SELECT TO ESTABLISH A SW HDG AWAY FROM THE RESTR AREA. THE CTLR (COS DEP) IMMEDIATELY TOLD US TO TURN R, I BELIEVE, TO 265 OR 255 DEGS TO EXIT THE RESTR AREA. THE PIC WAS ALREADY TURNING TO A MORE WESTERLY HDG AND COMPLIED WITH THE CTLR'S DIRECTION. I ATTEMPTED TO RESPOND TO THE CTLR, BUT INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE PUSH-TO-TALK BUTTON TO 'INTERPHONE' AND NOT TO 'MIKE' SO THE CTLR HAD TO REPEAT HIS DIRECTIONS. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX, GND SPD, AND TIME TO CONFIRM THE DISCREPANCY, WE WERE UNABLE TO AVOID CUTTING THE INSIDE EDGE OF R2601.

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.