A C172 thought they were clear of the disney airspace tfr, but unintentionally cut the corner of it.

Attributes
ACN	580729
Time
Date	200305
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : dworld.resticted
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon tower : mem.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
ASRS Report	580729
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence other
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 Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Left orl from runway 25, proceeded wnw passing (altitude of 2500 ft) about 4 miles north of disneyworld. When clear, turned south to bow. Upon arrival at bow airport, one of the mechanics handed me a note to call ATC, as he called and said I had turned into disney airspace. I called the controller who was very professional and he stated his equipment indicated I had moved north to avoid disney, but when I turned toward bow I cut across a corner of the airspace. I explained that there were two pilots in the airplane and we had two GPS systems operating which indicated we were 4 miles north of disney. He mentioned epcot and I told him I was 7 miles north of epcot center. I then asked him where the epicenter of the disney tfr was and he said he didn't know if it was at epcot, disney, or somewhere in the middle. He said he wanted to talk to me to be sure I knew about the tfr. I assured him I did as we fly into orl often for parts. He said there was no other issue except the cutting across the corner and that we were aware of the tfr. Told him if universal did not also have a tfr, we could turn short of disney to return to bow. He agreed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 THOUGHT THEY WERE CLR OF THE DISNEY AIRSPACE TFR, BUT UNINTENTIONALLY CUT THE CORNER OF IT.

Narrative: LEFT ORL FROM RWY 25, PROCEEDED WNW PASSING (ALT OF 2500 FT) ABOUT 4 MILES N OF DISNEYWORLD. WHEN CLR, TURNED S TO BOW. UPON ARR AT BOW ARPT, ONE OF THE MECHANICS HANDED ME A NOTE TO CALL ATC, AS HE CALLED AND SAID I HAD TURNED INTO DISNEY AIRSPACE. I CALLED THE CTLR WHO WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND HE STATED HIS EQUIPMENT INDICATED I HAD MOVED N TO AVOID DISNEY, BUT WHEN I TURNED TOWARD BOW I CUT ACROSS A CORNER OF THE AIRSPACE. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE TWO PLTS IN THE AIRPLANE AND WE HAD TWO GPS SYSTEMS OPERATING WHICH INDICATED WE WERE 4 MILES N OF DISNEY. HE MENTIONED EPCOT AND I TOLD HIM I WAS 7 MILES N OF EPCOT CTR. I THEN ASKED HIM WHERE THE EPICENTER OF THE DISNEY TFR WAS AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS AT EPCOT, DISNEY, OR SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. HE SAID HE WANTED TO TALK TO ME TO BE SURE I KNEW ABOUT THE TFR. I ASSURED HIM I DID AS WE FLY INTO ORL OFTEN FOR PARTS. HE SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER ISSUE EXCEPT THE CUTTING ACROSS THE CORNER AND THAT WE WERE AWARE OF THE TFR. TOLD HIM IF UNIVERSAL DID NOT ALSO HAVE A TFR, WE COULD TURN SHORT OF DISNEY TO RETURN TO BOW. HE AGREED.

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.