Small aircraft seaplane pilot blundered into a government official tfr.

Attributes
ACN	585138
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwm.airport
State Reference	ME
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tcl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	585138
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I drove up to twitchell airport and rented a seaplane. I flew straight to my house on little sebago lake. My son wanted to go for a float plane ride. My son and I got in the plane and departed my lake and we flew wbound to frye's island. We flew over the ferry terminal and saw the ferry boat. I continued wbound a couple of mi then turned north and continued up the lake. We saw a lot of boating activity as it was sunday. Approximately 2 mi from sebago state park a jet flew directly over me. He came up on my right side and I immediately acknowledged him. I knew a government official was in town and that the restr airspace is increased. I knew that from my house over was not in this area. However, it is a little close but not into the dashed line. As I flew over frey's island I reminded myself of this fact. I may have misread the chart as it is difficult and confusing to read in this particular area. The airplane I rented has basic instruments and no navigation instruments. I relied on pilotage. I do wish the chart was easier to interpret. If I was to do this again I would buy a GPS so I would stay out of the tfr by several mi. After I landed, I talked with secret service and they called me back and said I could fly the plane back to twitchell 3b5.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SEAPLANE PLT BLUNDERED INTO A GOV OFFICIAL TFR.

Narrative: I DROVE UP TO TWITCHELL ARPT AND RENTED A SEAPLANE. I FLEW STRAIGHT TO MY HOUSE ON LITTLE SEBAGO LAKE. MY SON WANTED TO GO FOR A FLOAT PLANE RIDE. MY SON AND I GOT IN THE PLANE AND DEPARTED MY LAKE AND WE FLEW WBOUND TO FRYE'S ISLAND. WE FLEW OVER THE FERRY TERMINAL AND SAW THE FERRY BOAT. I CONTINUED WBOUND A COUPLE OF MI THEN TURNED N AND CONTINUED UP THE LAKE. WE SAW A LOT OF BOATING ACTIVITY AS IT WAS SUNDAY. APPROX 2 MI FROM SEBAGO STATE PARK A JET FLEW DIRECTLY OVER ME. HE CAME UP ON MY R SIDE AND I IMMEDIATELY ACKNOWLEDGED HIM. I KNEW A GOV OFFICIAL WAS IN TOWN AND THAT THE RESTR AIRSPACE IS INCREASED. I KNEW THAT FROM MY HOUSE OVER WAS NOT IN THIS AREA. HOWEVER, IT IS A LITTLE CLOSE BUT NOT INTO THE DASHED LINE. AS I FLEW OVER FREY'S ISLAND I REMINDED MYSELF OF THIS FACT. I MAY HAVE MISREAD THE CHART AS IT IS DIFFICULT AND CONFUSING TO READ IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. THE AIRPLANE I RENTED HAS BASIC INSTS AND NO NAV INSTS. I RELIED ON PILOTAGE. I DO WISH THE CHART WAS EASIER TO INTERPRET. IF I WAS TO DO THIS AGAIN I WOULD BUY A GPS SO I WOULD STAY OUT OF THE TFR BY SEVERAL MI. AFTER I LANDED, I TALKED WITH SECRET SVC AND THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I COULD FLY THE PLANE BACK TO TWITCHELL 3B5.

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.