Narrative:

This violation was flying through the newport, in, tfr. I had obtained a briefing prior to my VFR departure earlier in the day through duats, but I failed to pick up on the newport tfr. My original departure point that day was marshall, mo, en route to muncie, in, with a planned fuel stop in decatur, il. After the briefing and plotting my route on my sectionals, I don't believe my route would have taken me through the newport tfr, either on the way to muncie, or my return trip home that evening from muncie to marshall. Departing from muncie, in, my intended route was to marhshall, mo, (mhl) with a planned fuel stop in springfield, il, on a heading of 270 degrees. Because the sun was directly in my face, I diverted and flew a heading of 260 degrees. I think because of this more southwesterly heading, is why I entered the newport tfr. It was only after I took off from muncie, that I diverted slightly to the southwest in order to gain better visibility due to the sunlight at that time of the day on that heading. With this knowledge I now have, if I had it to do over, I would pay more attention to the tfr's from the briefing, that wouldn't necessarily be in my direct route, but near my route, and plot those on my sectional so that if a diversion was necessary, I would know they were there and would be a factor. Another step I could have taken, would have been to obtain flight following. (Which I did on the final leg of my trip that day from springfield, il, to marshall, mo.)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TFR VIOLATION BY A LOW TIME C172 PVT PLT 23 NM NW OF TTH VORTAC, IN.

Narrative: THIS VIOLATION WAS FLYING THROUGH THE NEWPORT, IN, TFR. I HAD OBTAINED A BRIEFING PRIOR TO MY VFR DEP EARLIER IN THE DAY THROUGH DUATS, BUT I FAILED TO PICK UP ON THE NEWPORT TFR. MY ORIGINAL DEP POINT THAT DAY WAS MARSHALL, MO, ENRTE TO MUNCIE, IN, WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP IN DECATUR, IL. AFTER THE BRIEFING AND PLOTTING MY RTE ON MY SECTIONALS, I DON'T BELIEVE MY RTE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME THROUGH THE NEWPORT TFR, EITHER ON THE WAY TO MUNCIE, OR MY RETURN TRIP HOME THAT EVENING FROM MUNCIE TO MARSHALL. DEPARTING FROM MUNCIE, IN, MY INTENDED RTE WAS TO MARHSHALL, MO, (MHL) WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP IN SPRINGFIELD, IL, ON A HEADING OF 270 DEGS. BECAUSE THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN MY FACE, I DIVERTED AND FLEW A HEADING OF 260 DEGS. I THINK BECAUSE OF THIS MORE SOUTHWESTERLY HEADING, IS WHY I ENTERED THE NEWPORT TFR. IT WAS ONLY AFTER I TOOK OFF FROM MUNCIE, THAT I DIVERTED SLIGHTLY TO THE SW IN ORDER TO GAIN BETTER VISIBILITY DUE TO THE SUNLIGHT AT THAT TIME OF THE DAY ON THAT HEADING. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE I NOW HAVE, IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER, I WOULD PAY MORE ATTN TO THE TFR'S FROM THE BRIEFING, THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE IN MY DIRECT RTE, BUT NEAR MY RTE, AND PLOT THOSE ON MY SECTIONAL SO THAT IF A DIVERSION WAS NECESSARY, I WOULD KNOW THEY WERE THERE AND WOULD BE A FACTOR. ANOTHER STEP I COULD HAVE TAKEN, WOULD HAVE BEEN TO OBTAIN FLT FOLLOWING. (WHICH I DID ON THE FINAL LEG OF MY TRIP THAT DAY FROM SPRINGFIELD, IL, TO MARSHALL, MO.)

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.