Narrative:

We departed F18 for a law enforcement and training flight. The first phase of the flight was looking at property for the local task force, we would then transition into the training phase. Both crew members discussed that we would be near the crawford tfr and knew that it was active but were sure we would remain clear. We performed our mission with the local VFR sectional in hand as to avoid the tfr. We departed the area northbound and contacted approach so as to enter the training phase of the flight. We were then advised that waco approach had us entering the tfr on the northwest side. After contacting waco, they advised that we were shown to be 3 mi in. We explained that we thought we were clear of the area. We had been monitoring 4 radios, #1 VHF set to homeland security aviation operations (dhs) company frequency, #2 VHF set to regional approach 135.97, and two others turned to company frequencys. Our mistake was in knowing that we would be that close to the tfr, we should have either contacted waco or regional, or monitored 121.5. As I operate in and around dfw and waco daily I am planning on entering the geographical center of P-49 into the GPS database of every aircraft I operate so that a true record of my position can be maintained. The interpretation of a sectional to land objects can be misleading when accounting for the parallex.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLTS PENETRATE P-49 DURING COMBINED RECON AND TRAINING MISSION NEAR WACO, TX.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED F18 FOR A LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRAINING FLT. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE FLT WAS LOOKING AT PROPERTY FOR THE LCL TASK FORCE, WE WOULD THEN TRANSITION INTO THE TRAINING PHASE. BOTH CREW MEMBERS DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD BE NEAR THE CRAWFORD TFR AND KNEW THAT IT WAS ACTIVE BUT WERE SURE WE WOULD REMAIN CLR. WE PERFORMED OUR MISSION WITH THE LCL VFR SECTIONAL IN HAND AS TO AVOID THE TFR. WE DEPARTED THE AREA NBOUND AND CONTACTED APCH SO AS TO ENTER THE TRAINING PHASE OF THE FLT. WE WERE THEN ADVISED THAT WACO APCH HAD US ENTERING THE TFR ON THE NW SIDE. AFTER CONTACTING WACO, THEY ADVISED THAT WE WERE SHOWN TO BE 3 MI IN. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE CLR OF THE AREA. WE HAD BEEN MONITORING 4 RADIOS, #1 VHF SET TO HOMELAND SECURITY AVIATION OPS (DHS) COMPANY FREQ, #2 VHF SET TO REGIONAL APCH 135.97, AND TWO OTHERS TURNED TO COMPANY FREQS. OUR MISTAKE WAS IN KNOWING THAT WE WOULD BE THAT CLOSE TO THE TFR, WE SHOULD HAVE EITHER CONTACTED WACO OR REGIONAL, OR MONITORED 121.5. AS I OPERATE IN AND AROUND DFW AND WACO DAILY I AM PLANNING ON ENTERING THE GEOGRAPHICAL CTR OF P-49 INTO THE GPS DATABASE OF EVERY ACFT I OPERATE SO THAT A TRUE RECORD OF MY POS CAN BE MAINTAINED. THE INTERP OF A SECTIONAL TO LAND OBJECTS CAN BE MISLEADING WHEN ACCOUNTING FOR THE PARALLEX.

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.