<< >> NASA ASRS Report 585773, June 2003

Disoriented due to severe turbulence, pilot of C210 violated P49 prohibited area while government official in residence. Exited airspace.

Attributes
ACN	585773
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : p49.prohibited
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	585773
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off from gky -- encountered severe turbulence and became nauseous/dizzy. Trying to find smooth air and became disoriented and strayed 3-5 mi inside the restr airspace near waco. Realized an error when I noticed I was being tailed by fighter jets. I quickly deviated to the east to exit restr airspace. Human issues: did not pay attention to the warning of turbulence given by some pilots at gky. Thought I had used the wings for christ airfield as the safe boundary to stay out of restr airspace, but misjudged by 3 mi. To avoid similar mistake: 1) to be clear on exactly where boundary was, 2) investigate reports of turbulence more seriously, and 3) file flight plan and use flight following.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISORIENTED DUE TO SEVERE TURB, PLT OF C210 VIOLATED P49 PROHIBITED AREA WHILE GOV OFFICIAL IN RESIDENCE. EXITED AIRSPACE.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM GKY -- ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AND BECAME NAUSEOUS/DIZZY. TRYING TO FIND SMOOTH AIR AND BECAME DISORIENTED AND STRAYED 3-5 MI INSIDE THE RESTR AIRSPACE NEAR WACO. REALIZED AN ERROR WHEN I NOTICED I WAS BEING TAILED BY FIGHTER JETS. I QUICKLY DEVIATED TO THE E TO EXIT RESTR AIRSPACE. HUMAN ISSUES: DID NOT PAY ATTN TO THE WARNING OF TURB GIVEN BY SOME PLTS AT GKY. THOUGHT I HAD USED THE WINGS FOR CHRIST AIRFIELD AS THE SAFE BOUNDARY TO STAY OUT OF RESTR AIRSPACE, BUT MISJUDGED BY 3 MI. TO AVOID SIMILAR MISTAKE: 1) TO BE CLR ON EXACTLY WHERE BOUNDARY WAS, 2) INVESTIGATE RPTS OF TURB MORE SERIOUSLY, AND 3) FILE FLT PLAN AND USE FLT FOLLOWING.

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.