Narrative:

The situation that arose may/mon/03, was based on my entry into a tfr. This tfr was put into effect in indianapolis that day. To begin, the WX around indiana, the 3 days prior to this incident, was not conducive to small, single engine flight. At times the winds had been gusting to upwards of 30 KTS, but as dusk fell may/mon/03, they had calmed down quite nicely. I jumped at the opportunity of going to do touch and goes. At about XA00 pm that evening, I pulled the C152 out of the hangar and prepared to depart. Ironically, there were even a couple of pilots at the hangars who waved me off. They mentioned nothing of the restr to me, so I assume that they themselves were not even aware of it. I lifted off of the pavement at eagle creek airport, inadvertently, into what I would later find out was restr airspace. After approximately 3 mins of flight en route to a small nearby airport, boone county airport, I was contacted by a gentleman on the CTAF who told me that there was a tfr all around the eagle creek airport. He also included the fact that I was being pursued by fighters. I responded immediately and turned back without delay to the airport. I did not really know what to think of what I had just heard. Obviously, I had been picked up on radar. I was told then to contact the supervisor of ZID upon landing and was passed over to indianapolis approach. Cleared to land at eagle creek, I proceeded to touch down, parked the plane, and moved to a phone to make the call. Needless to say, I was distressed. I had no intention of creating a problem that would lead to such an occurrence. To be honest, I had been completely unaware of the president's presence in town. Based on my intentions of making a very short and local flight which required no flight plan, I neglected to speak with flight service. My preflight planning was to the extent of checking ASOS. When I think about this, I find myself constantly questioning how I could have unknowingly entered this situation. In my relatively short experience as a pilot, I have called flight service as an assurance of WX conditions, and notices to airmen. I can honestly say, however, that it has not been a reinforced practice to call prior to local flts for touch and goes. As an instructor, I will make it my duty to ensure that my students never leave the ground without a briefing. In addition, I am wondering if NOTAMS of this nature could be included in the basic surface observation at the airport (ASOS or AWOS). I do not even leave the house to go to the airport until I have called to listen to the current conditions, and had the NOTAM been included, I would not have found myself in this serious predicament. In this way, I believe that there would be few of these incidents if any.

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Title: C152 PLT ENTERED A TFR IN ZID CLASS E.

Narrative: THE SIT THAT AROSE MAY/MON/03, WAS BASED ON MY ENTRY INTO A TFR. THIS TFR WAS PUT INTO EFFECT IN INDIANAPOLIS THAT DAY. TO BEGIN, THE WX AROUND INDIANA, THE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO SMALL, SINGLE ENG FLT. AT TIMES THE WINDS HAD BEEN GUSTING TO UPWARDS OF 30 KTS, BUT AS DUSK FELL MAY/MON/03, THEY HAD CALMED DOWN QUITE NICELY. I JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING TO DO TOUCH AND GOES. AT ABOUT XA00 PM THAT EVENING, I PULLED THE C152 OUT OF THE HANGAR AND PREPARED TO DEPART. IRONICALLY, THERE WERE EVEN A COUPLE OF PLTS AT THE HANGARS WHO WAVED ME OFF. THEY MENTIONED NOTHING OF THE RESTR TO ME, SO I ASSUME THAT THEY THEMSELVES WERE NOT EVEN AWARE OF IT. I LIFTED OFF OF THE PAVEMENT AT EAGLE CREEK ARPT, INADVERTENTLY, INTO WHAT I WOULD LATER FIND OUT WAS RESTR AIRSPACE. AFTER APPROX 3 MINS OF FLT ENRTE TO A SMALL NEARBY ARPT, BOONE COUNTY ARPT, I WAS CONTACTED BY A GENTLEMAN ON THE CTAF WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A TFR ALL AROUND THE EAGLE CREEK ARPT. HE ALSO INCLUDED THE FACT THAT I WAS BEING PURSUED BY FIGHTERS. I RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED BACK WITHOUT DELAY TO THE ARPT. I DID NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT TO THINK OF WHAT I HAD JUST HEARD. OBVIOUSLY, I HAD BEEN PICKED UP ON RADAR. I WAS TOLD THEN TO CONTACT THE SUPVR OF ZID UPON LNDG AND WAS PASSED OVER TO INDIANAPOLIS APCH. CLRED TO LAND AT EAGLE CREEK, I PROCEEDED TO TOUCH DOWN, PARKED THE PLANE, AND MOVED TO A PHONE TO MAKE THE CALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS DISTRESSED. I HAD NO INTENTION OF CREATING A PROB THAT WOULD LEAD TO SUCH AN OCCURRENCE. TO BE HONEST, I HAD BEEN COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE PRESIDENT'S PRESENCE IN TOWN. BASED ON MY INTENTIONS OF MAKING A VERY SHORT AND LCL FLT WHICH REQUIRED NO FLT PLAN, I NEGLECTED TO SPEAK WITH FLT SVC. MY PREFLT PLANNING WAS TO THE EXTENT OF CHKING ASOS. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS, I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY QUESTIONING HOW I COULD HAVE UNKNOWINGLY ENTERED THIS SIT. IN MY RELATIVELY SHORT EXPERIENCE AS A PLT, I HAVE CALLED FLT SVC AS AN ASSURANCE OF WX CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO AIRMEN. I CAN HONESTLY SAY, HOWEVER, THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN A REINFORCED PRACTICE TO CALL PRIOR TO LCL FLTS FOR TOUCH AND GOES. AS AN INSTRUCTOR, I WILL MAKE IT MY DUTY TO ENSURE THAT MY STUDENTS NEVER LEAVE THE GND WITHOUT A BRIEFING. IN ADDITION, I AM WONDERING IF NOTAMS OF THIS NATURE COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE BASIC SURFACE OBSERVATION AT THE ARPT (ASOS OR AWOS). I DO NOT EVEN LEAVE THE HOUSE TO GO TO THE ARPT UNTIL I HAVE CALLED TO LISTEN TO THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, AND HAD THE NOTAM BEEN INCLUDED, I WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND MYSELF IN THIS SERIOUS PREDICAMENT. IN THIS WAY, I BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD BE FEW OF THESE INCIDENTS IF ANY.

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.