A BE35 pilot while trying to avoid WX inadvertently enters a tfr.

Attributes
ACN	581910
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : huf.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	581910
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed vermilion county airport (danville, il) en route to tullahoma regional (tullahoma, tn). This was second leg of 2 leg trip originating at oshkosh, wi. En route stop at danville was made for fuel and WX update. Flight was being conducted VFR with flight following. 2 separate briefs had been given by flight service prior to departing oshkosh. When departing danville the WX was VFR but appeared to be lower ceilings and visibility to the south on my intended course. I deviated east into what appeared to be better conditions. Once established and with the decision made to continue south on my route I was approximately 25 mi nne of hulman international (terra haute, in) and contacted them to initiate my flight following. They advised me I was just inside a tfr and gave me a vector to exit the area. The controller asked if I had obtained a flight brief and I answered in the affirmative but that no mention had been made on either of the 2 briefs concerning tfr's. I was given a number to call which I did upon reaching my destination approximately 3 hours later. This flight was being conducted with recommended VFR procedures utilizing flight following and FAA briefing services.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE35 PLT WHILE TRYING TO AVOID WX INADVERTENTLY ENTERS A TFR.

Narrative: DEPARTED VERMILION COUNTY ARPT (DANVILLE, IL) ENRTE TO TULLAHOMA REGIONAL (TULLAHOMA, TN). THIS WAS SECOND LEG OF 2 LEG TRIP ORIGINATING AT OSHKOSH, WI. ENRTE STOP AT DANVILLE WAS MADE FOR FUEL AND WX UPDATE. FLT WAS BEING CONDUCTED VFR WITH FLT FOLLOWING. 2 SEPARATE BRIEFS HAD BEEN GIVEN BY FLT SVC PRIOR TO DEPARTING OSHKOSH. WHEN DEPARTING DANVILLE THE WX WAS VFR BUT APPEARED TO BE LOWER CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY TO THE S ON MY INTENDED COURSE. I DEVIATED E INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE BETTER CONDITIONS. ONCE ESTABLISHED AND WITH THE DECISION MADE TO CONTINUE S ON MY RTE I WAS APPROX 25 MI NNE OF HULMAN INTL (TERRA HAUTE, IN) AND CONTACTED THEM TO INITIATE MY FLT FOLLOWING. THEY ADVISED ME I WAS JUST INSIDE A TFR AND GAVE ME A VECTOR TO EXIT THE AREA. THE CTLR ASKED IF I HAD OBTAINED A FLT BRIEF AND I ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE BUT THAT NO MENTION HAD BEEN MADE ON EITHER OF THE 2 BRIEFS CONCERNING TFR'S. I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER TO CALL WHICH I DID UPON REACHING MY DEST APPROX 3 HRS LATER. THIS FLT WAS BEING CONDUCTED WITH RECOMMENDED VFR PROCS UTILIZING FLT FOLLOWING AND FAA BRIEFING SVCS.

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.