BE24 pilot violates tfr.

Attributes
ACN	615703
Time
Date	200404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sierra 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1776 flight time type : 320
ASRS Report	615703
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed ZZZ1 for pleasure flight to ZZZ. I am a VFR pilot, the WX was clear and favorable, so I did not check WX, NOTAM or airport advisories and did not file a flight plan. Radio check, with unicom, was clear prior to departure. Listened to different frequencys during flight period while en route. Approximately 30-40 mi southeast of labelle, fl, I experienced navigation and communication difficulties. Lost VOR, GPS and radio capabilities. Tried to tune in ZME, mia approach or ATIS but unable to receive or transmit. However, continued to work on radios while sill heading to ZZZ. Approximately 14-20 mi northwest of ZZZ airport, 1 radio began working partially but with a great amount of static. Contacted ZZZ tower to inform them I was experiencing radio and navigation problems. The tower instructed me to initiate identify on transponder. Said I was approximately 12 mi northwest of airport fly a heading of 130 degrees and land at ZZZ, which I did. After landing the aircraft, the tower informed me I had violated a tfr airspace. Had my radios been working properly, I would have known, through ZMA or ATIS, that the ZZZ airport was temporarily restr. VFR pilots should check all airport advisories and NOTAMS before departure. I have been a pilot for over 20 yrs and when the WX is nice, filing flight plans has not been a regular procedure for me as well as most other VFR pilots. What I have learned from this experience is to always check airspace and NOTAM status prior to flight and carry back-up hand-held communication and GPS equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE24 PLT VIOLATES TFR.

Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ1 FOR PLEASURE FLT TO ZZZ. I AM A VFR PLT, THE WX WAS CLR AND FAVORABLE, SO I DID NOT CHK WX, NOTAM OR ARPT ADVISORIES AND DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN. RADIO CHK, WITH UNICOM, WAS CLR PRIOR TO DEP. LISTENED TO DIFFERENT FREQS DURING FLT PERIOD WHILE ENRTE. APPROX 30-40 MI SE OF LABELLE, FL, I EXPERIENCED NAV AND COM DIFFICULTIES. LOST VOR, GPS AND RADIO CAPABILITIES. TRIED TO TUNE IN ZME, MIA APCH OR ATIS BUT UNABLE TO RECEIVE OR XMIT. HOWEVER, CONTINUED TO WORK ON RADIOS WHILE SILL HEADING TO ZZZ. APPROX 14-20 MI NW OF ZZZ ARPT, 1 RADIO BEGAN WORKING PARTIALLY BUT WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF STATIC. CONTACTED ZZZ TWR TO INFORM THEM I WAS EXPERIENCING RADIO AND NAV PROBS. THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO INITIATE IDENT ON XPONDER. SAID I WAS APPROX 12 MI NW OF ARPT FLY A HDG OF 130 DEGS AND LAND AT ZZZ, WHICH I DID. AFTER LNDG THE ACFT, THE TWR INFORMED ME I HAD VIOLATED A TFR AIRSPACE. HAD MY RADIOS BEEN WORKING PROPERLY, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN, THROUGH ZMA OR ATIS, THAT THE ZZZ ARPT WAS TEMPORARILY RESTR. VFR PLTS SHOULD CHK ALL ARPT ADVISORIES AND NOTAMS BEFORE DEP. I HAVE BEEN A PLT FOR OVER 20 YRS AND WHEN THE WX IS NICE, FILING FLT PLANS HAS NOT BEEN A REGULAR PROC FOR ME AS WELL AS MOST OTHER VFR PLTS. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE IS TO ALWAYS CHK AIRSPACE AND NOTAM STATUS PRIOR TO FLT AND CARRY BACK-UP HAND-HELD COM AND GPS EQUIP.

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.