3 banner tow aircraft enter tfr near acy during airshow.

Attributes
ACN	591459
Time
Date	200308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : acy.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : acy.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1815 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	591459
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 222
ASRS Report	591458
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On aug/tue/03, 3 company banner tow planes departed monmouth executive airport. 2 citabrias were towing down to wildwood, nj, then return to monmouth. The third plane, a piper pawnee, flew down to cape may, nj, then returned along the shoreline. All 3 company planes violated an atlantic city tfr for an air show. I flew one of the citabrias from monmouth down to wildwood and on the return flight noticed the airshow planes. I took evasive action not to alarm the other pilots, since it was my fault for being in their airspace. The company pilots had been towing for 6 days straight with limited sleep and long work hours. Myself and another pilot contracted a cold sickness and did not check the NOTAMS as carefully as we normally do. Severe thunderstorms were forecasted to come in the area around XA00-XB00, so I checked the WX more carefully than normal. Concerned about the storms, I became preoccupied and forgot to check the NOTAMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 3 BANNER TOW ACFT ENTER TFR NEAR ACY DURING AIRSHOW.

Narrative: ON AUG/TUE/03, 3 COMPANY BANNER TOW PLANES DEPARTED MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE ARPT. 2 CITABRIAS WERE TOWING DOWN TO WILDWOOD, NJ, THEN RETURN TO MONMOUTH. THE THIRD PLANE, A PIPER PAWNEE, FLEW DOWN TO CAPE MAY, NJ, THEN RETURNED ALONG THE SHORELINE. ALL 3 COMPANY PLANES VIOLATED AN ATLANTIC CITY TFR FOR AN AIR SHOW. I FLEW ONE OF THE CITABRIAS FROM MONMOUTH DOWN TO WILDWOOD AND ON THE RETURN FLT NOTICED THE AIRSHOW PLANES. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION NOT TO ALARM THE OTHER PLTS, SINCE IT WAS MY FAULT FOR BEING IN THEIR AIRSPACE. THE COMPANY PLTS HAD BEEN TOWING FOR 6 DAYS STRAIGHT WITH LIMITED SLEEP AND LONG WORK HRS. MYSELF AND ANOTHER PLT CONTRACTED A COLD SICKNESS AND DID NOT CHK THE NOTAMS AS CAREFULLY AS WE NORMALLY DO. SEVERE TSTMS WERE FORECASTED TO COME IN THE AREA AROUND XA00-XB00, SO I CHKED THE WX MORE CAREFULLY THAN NORMAL. CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORMS, I BECAME PREOCCUPIED AND FORGOT TO CHK THE NOTAMS.

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.