<< >> NASA ASRS Report 585447, June 2003

A maule pilot, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, was flying low over the nevada desert when he suddenly blundered into a tfr.

Attributes
ACN	585447
Time
Date	200306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 320
ASRS Report	585447
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters : person non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In the midst of a multi-day camping trip, in a very remote section of the nevada desert, I took a pleasure flight above the black rock desert. I passed a gathering of vehicles at about 1 mi laterally, 500 ft vertically. I was subsequently informed by a friend that a tfr had been established in the area for model rocketry. Practical prevention, given the remoteness of the situation, is awareness of rocketry gatherings in the black rock desert. Possibly acquisition of a satellite telephone, in the future, may be useful for obtaining a preflight briefing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MAULE PLT, SEEMINGLY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE NEVADA DESERT WHEN HE SUDDENLY BLUNDERED INTO A TFR.

Narrative: IN THE MIDST OF A MULTI-DAY CAMPING TRIP, IN A VERY REMOTE SECTION OF THE NEVADA DESERT, I TOOK A PLEASURE FLT ABOVE THE BLACK ROCK DESERT. I PASSED A GATHERING OF VEHICLES AT ABOUT 1 MI LATERALLY, 500 FT VERTICALLY. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED BY A FRIEND THAT A TFR HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA FOR MODEL ROCKETRY. PRACTICAL PREVENTION, GIVEN THE REMOTENESS OF THE SIT, IS AWARENESS OF ROCKETRY GATHERINGS IN THE BLACK ROCK DESERT. POSSIBLY ACQUISITION OF A SATELLITE TELEPHONE, IN THE FUTURE, MAY BE USEFUL FOR OBTAINING A PREFLT BRIEFING.

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.