C150 pilot entered tfr airspace and was intercepted by military F16 aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	587950
Time
Date	200307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 265
ASRS Report	587950
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon flying the last hour of my 6 hour flight in the 98 degree heat I tuned in dfw ATIS. At the end of this ATIS there was a NOTAM reported around a 30 mi radius of the cowboy VOR for a tfr. Unfamiliar with the area I looked for the VOR on the map. Unfortunately while flying the airplane I could not find the cowboy VOR. I decided to contact the dfw approach to find out the details. I tried several frequencys, but could not raise the dfw approach. Next I tried redbird tower also to no avail. At this point I descended below the class B ring and headed to the mesquite airport. During my approach to mesquite I was intercepted by an F16. The F16 was flying such a wide pattern I did not perceive this as an intercept. I flew close to some B52's near shreveport, so I thought the F16 was shooting approachs somewhere nearby. At this time I was running my descent checklist and calling the mesquite unicom. Upon landing I was notified of my tfr violation. Due to the unfamiliarity of the area, the heat, approach not responding, and human error the tfr was broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 PLT ENTERED TFR AIRSPACE AND WAS INTERCEPTED BY MIL F16 ACFT.

Narrative: UPON FLYING THE LAST HR OF MY 6 HR FLT IN THE 98 DEG HEAT I TUNED IN DFW ATIS. AT THE END OF THIS ATIS THERE WAS A NOTAM RPTED AROUND A 30 MI RADIUS OF THE COWBOY VOR FOR A TFR. UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA I LOOKED FOR THE VOR ON THE MAP. UNFORTUNATELY WHILE FLYING THE AIRPLANE I COULD NOT FIND THE COWBOY VOR. I DECIDED TO CONTACT THE DFW APCH TO FIND OUT THE DETAILS. I TRIED SEVERAL FREQS, BUT COULD NOT RAISE THE DFW APCH. NEXT I TRIED REDBIRD TWR ALSO TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS POINT I DSNDED BELOW THE CLASS B RING AND HEADED TO THE MESQUITE ARPT. DURING MY APCH TO MESQUITE I WAS INTERCEPTED BY AN F16. THE F16 WAS FLYING SUCH A WIDE PATTERN I DID NOT PERCEIVE THIS AS AN INTERCEPT. I FLEW CLOSE TO SOME B52'S NEAR SHREVEPORT, SO I THOUGHT THE F16 WAS SHOOTING APCHS SOMEWHERE NEARBY. AT THIS TIME I WAS RUNNING MY DSCNT CHKLIST AND CALLING THE MESQUITE UNICOM. UPON LNDG I WAS NOTIFIED OF MY TFR VIOLATION. DUE TO THE UNFAMILIARITY OF THE AREA, THE HEAT, APCH NOT RESPONDING, AND HUMAN ERROR THE TFR WAS BROKEN.

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.