BE35 pilot entered dworld tfr.

Attributes
ACN	593006
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : orl.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	other
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	593006
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a VFR pleasure flight from sfb to lal, en route at 2500 ft. This altitude was chosen due to ceiling limitations of approximately 3500 ft. Initial heading was 244 degrees, and departed sfb airspace. En route, conditions were hazy, but legal VFR conditions. The event happened approximately XA00 local time and aircraft was heading directly into the setting sun. ATC was busy and could not accommodate VFR advisory requests. While en route, PIC noticed that he was approaching the disney complex, southwest of orlando. Pilot could not see ground features of wdw complex until almost over it. Once PIC noticed that a possible violation of the wdw tfr existed, immediate action was taken to turn northwest and climb to 3200 ft MSL. The contributing factors were haze, dusk and daylight settings, a ceiling of 3500 ft and poor landmarks depicting the wdw tfr. Also contributing was the fact that the setting sun was directly aligned with the route of flight, causing difficulty discerning ground features. Due to the low angle of the sun, the PIC was more concerned about spotting conflicting traffic rather than looking at the ground. It is estimated that the tfr may have been violated by less than 1/4 mi and 500 ft vertical.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE35 PLT ENTERED DWORLD TFR.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VFR PLEASURE FLT FROM SFB TO LAL, ENRTE AT 2500 FT. THIS ALT WAS CHOSEN DUE TO CEILING LIMITATIONS OF APPROX 3500 FT. INITIAL HEADING WAS 244 DEGS, AND DEPARTED SFB AIRSPACE. ENRTE, CONDITIONS WERE HAZY, BUT LEGAL VFR CONDITIONS. THE EVENT HAPPENED APPROX XA00 LCL TIME AND ACFT WAS HEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN. ATC WAS BUSY AND COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE VFR ADVISORY REQUESTS. WHILE ENRTE, PIC NOTICED THAT HE WAS APCHING THE DISNEY COMPLEX, SW OF ORLANDO. PLT COULD NOT SEE GND FEATURES OF WDW COMPLEX UNTIL ALMOST OVER IT. ONCE PIC NOTICED THAT A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF THE WDW TFR EXISTED, IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO TURN NW AND CLB TO 3200 FT MSL. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE HAZE, DUSK AND DAYLIGHT SETTINGS, A CEILING OF 3500 FT AND POOR LANDMARKS DEPICTING THE WDW TFR. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS THE FACT THAT THE SETTING SUN WAS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE RTE OF FLT, CAUSING DIFFICULTY DISCERNING GND FEATURES. DUE TO THE LOW ANGLE OF THE SUN, THE PIC WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT SPOTTING CONFLICTING TFC RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE GND. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE TFR MAY HAVE BEEN VIOLATED BY LESS THAN 1/4 MI AND 500 FT VERT.

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.