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Attributes | |
ACN | 582407 |
Time | |
Date | 200305 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : act.vortac |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl single value : 10500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : act.tracon |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : military pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 800 |
ASRS Report | 582407 |
Person 2 | |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The trip began from dmo and ended at T89. I had both my wife and 2 yr old son on board. I have made this trip several times in the past, both IFR and VFR. I had the flight planning complete save WX and NOTAMS. I am a military pilot. I checked WX with military WX briefers and I checked NOTAMS through the DOD NOTAM system. The WX was clear and P49 was expanding out to 30 NM and up to FL180 -- could fly between 10-30 NM as long as you were on a VFR flight plan and talking to approach. I had a san antonio sectional with the tfr on it. Due to some last min work, I departed sedalia about 2 hours later than I would have liked. I decided not to file a VFR flight plan in the interest of time and took off GPS direct. I flew VFR at 8500 ft MSL until 40 NM north of the texas border, where I started a climb to 12500 ft to fly over dallas fort worth class B airspace. My plan was to descend to 10500 ft and deviate to the east around P49 tfr by turning toward gnl VOR. About 5 mins prior to my descent, my son began vomiting all over me and my wife. Needless to say, we had our hands full. I began a descent at the southern edge of dfw's airspace, but I did not make the turn to the east to circumnav the 30 NM tfr. I was still wiping vomit off when I saw an F16 fly by on my left side and pitch over my nose. I immediately realized my mistake and took up an easterly heading out of the tfr. The F16 stayed with me until I was clear and then disappeared. I continued to my destination and was met on the ground at castorville by the police. I was later interviewed briefly by the secret service. A couple of side notes: I squawked VFR the entire flight. By my GPS track, I calculate that I was 13-14 NM away from the ranch. Things that I should have done to prevent this incident: 1) take the time to file a VFR flight plan. 2) use flight following. 3) use flight plan function on my GPS. 4) I should have called nearest center/approach and made radio contact after F16 intercept. I have never had a distraction of this magnitude in the cockpit (emergencys in single seat jets do not stack up to a wife's reaction). This incident was entirely preventable. The chain could have been broken had I been talking to waco approach or using flight plan mode on my GPS. Another set of eyes (center/approach) can save you -- use all tools available to you in the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE35 PLT BECOMES DISTR, ENTERS P49 RESTR AREA, IS INTERCEPTED BY F16, EXITS P49 TO LAND AND EXPLAIN ACTIONS.
Narrative: THE TRIP BEGAN FROM DMO AND ENDED AT T89. I HAD BOTH MY WIFE AND 2 YR OLD SON ON BOARD. I HAVE MADE THIS TRIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, BOTH IFR AND VFR. I HAD THE FLT PLANNING COMPLETE SAVE WX AND NOTAMS. I AM A MIL PLT. I CHKED WX WITH MIL WX BRIEFERS AND I CHKED NOTAMS THROUGH THE DOD NOTAM SYS. THE WX WAS CLR AND P49 WAS EXPANDING OUT TO 30 NM AND UP TO FL180 -- COULD FLY BTWN 10-30 NM AS LONG AS YOU WERE ON A VFR FLT PLAN AND TALKING TO APCH. I HAD A SAN ANTONIO SECTIONAL WITH THE TFR ON IT. DUE TO SOME LAST MIN WORK, I DEPARTED SEDALIA ABOUT 2 HRS LATER THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED. I DECIDED NOT TO FILE A VFR FLT PLAN IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND TOOK OFF GPS DIRECT. I FLEW VFR AT 8500 FT MSL UNTIL 40 NM N OF THE TEXAS BORDER, WHERE I STARTED A CLB TO 12500 FT TO FLY OVER DALLAS FORT WORTH CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY PLAN WAS TO DSND TO 10500 FT AND DEVIATE TO THE E AROUND P49 TFR BY TURNING TOWARD GNL VOR. ABOUT 5 MINS PRIOR TO MY DSCNT, MY SON BEGAN VOMITING ALL OVER ME AND MY WIFE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HAD OUR HANDS FULL. I BEGAN A DSCNT AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF DFW'S AIRSPACE, BUT I DID NOT MAKE THE TURN TO THE E TO CIRCUMNAV THE 30 NM TFR. I WAS STILL WIPING VOMIT OFF WHEN I SAW AN F16 FLY BY ON MY L SIDE AND PITCH OVER MY NOSE. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND TOOK UP AN EASTERLY HDG OUT OF THE TFR. THE F16 STAYED WITH ME UNTIL I WAS CLR AND THEN DISAPPEARED. I CONTINUED TO MY DEST AND WAS MET ON THE GND AT CASTORVILLE BY THE POLICE. I WAS LATER INTERVIEWED BRIEFLY BY THE SECRET SVC. A COUPLE OF SIDE NOTES: I SQUAWKED VFR THE ENTIRE FLT. BY MY GPS TRACK, I CALCULATE THAT I WAS 13-14 NM AWAY FROM THE RANCH. THINGS THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT: 1) TAKE THE TIME TO FILE A VFR FLT PLAN. 2) USE FLT FOLLOWING. 3) USE FLT PLAN FUNCTION ON MY GPS. 4) I SHOULD HAVE CALLED NEAREST CTR/APCH AND MADE RADIO CONTACT AFTER F16 INTERCEPT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A DISTR OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN THE COCKPIT (EMERS IN SINGLE SEAT JETS DO NOT STACK UP TO A WIFE'S REACTION). THIS INCIDENT WAS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE. THE CHAIN COULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN HAD I BEEN TALKING TO WACO APCH OR USING FLT PLAN MODE ON MY GPS. ANOTHER SET OF EYES (CTR/APCH) CAN SAVE YOU -- USE ALL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE COCKPIT.
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.