C172 pilot, attempting to resolve passenger distress, descended into dworld tfr.

Attributes
ACN	579987
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 490 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	579987
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying northbound under the western portion of the orlando class B airspace. My altitude was 3500 ft. This altitude cleared me of the tfr over disney, fl and kept me under the orlando class B. One of the persons flying with me became extremely desperate to use the bathroom. I had a portable potty bag in one of my bags. I asked the rear passenger to look for it, and he was not able to find it, so I started looking for it myself. This was the first mistake. While looking for this item I inadvertently lost several hundred feet of altitude. I was at about 2800 ft. I quickly climbed back to 3500 ft. At the time, I did not think I was over the disney tfr area, but after checking my flight path and time over the target, I believe it was possible that I momentarily entered the tfr. The cause of this incident is obvious, and I should fly and navigate first, and not worry about passenger wetting the plane's seat. It is important to know where you are at all times, especially in the vicinity of restr and controled airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT, ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE PAX DISTRESS, DESCENDED INTO DWORLD TFR.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING NBOUND UNDER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ORLANDO CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY ALT WAS 3500 FT. THIS ALT CLRED ME OF THE TFR OVER DISNEY, FL AND KEPT ME UNDER THE ORLANDO CLASS B. ONE OF THE PERSONS FLYING WITH ME BECAME EXTREMELY DESPERATE TO USE THE BATHROOM. I HAD A PORTABLE POTTY BAG IN ONE OF MY BAGS. I ASKED THE REAR PAX TO LOOK FOR IT, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND IT, SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR IT MYSELF. THIS WAS THE FIRST MISTAKE. WHILE LOOKING FOR THIS ITEM I INADVERTENTLY LOST SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF ALT. I WAS AT ABOUT 2800 FT. I QUICKLY CLBED BACK TO 3500 FT. AT THE TIME, I DID NOT THINK I WAS OVER THE DISNEY TFR AREA, BUT AFTER CHKING MY FLT PATH AND TIME OVER THE TARGET, I BELIEVE IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT I MOMENTARILY ENTERED THE TFR. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS OBVIOUS, AND I SHOULD FLY AND NAVIGATE FIRST, AND NOT WORRY ABOUT PAX WETTING THE PLANE'S SEAT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AT ALL TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF RESTR AND CTLED 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.