C172 pilot enters expanded P40.

Attributes
ACN	659344
Time
Date	200504
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w05.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 707
ASRS Report	659344
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unknown
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received letter on may/fri/05 inquiring about an incursion into the expanded P40 airspace on apr/sat/05. I was near P40 on that day en route to gettysburg (W05) from leesburg (jyo). I had filed an ADIZ flight plan for the first leg of the trip and was aware of the P40 expansion and took great care to stay east of the area by flying east and northeast of fdk until well clear and then engaged autoplt coupled to GPS on a course to W05. This course kept me east of mulrr intersection and; therefore; clear of the expanded P40 area. When an F16 passed by; I immediately tuned to 121.50 and told him I was aware of the expanded P40; was not in P40; and was not going to enter it. The response was an automated female voice warning me that my aircraft was 11.5 mi to the east of P40 -- doesn't that put me clear of the area? I continued on to gettysburg without further incident or contact from anyone. Since this time all flts I take north of jyo go over dmw to stay 20 mi away from P40. The letter from the FAA is a real surprise; but I look forward to having a chance to explain my side of the story. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: a regular and frequent flyer in the area; reporter had a new sectional in his possession; but failed to scrutinize it prior to flight. He later learned to his dismay that the depiction of the expanded P40/R4009 had been changed to a 10 mi radius vice the 5 mi depicted on the previous edition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT ENTERS EXPANDED P40.

Narrative: RECEIVED LETTER ON MAY/FRI/05 INQUIRING ABOUT AN INCURSION INTO THE EXPANDED P40 AIRSPACE ON APR/SAT/05. I WAS NEAR P40 ON THAT DAY ENRTE TO GETTYSBURG (W05) FROM LEESBURG (JYO). I HAD FILED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN FOR THE FIRST LEG OF THE TRIP AND WAS AWARE OF THE P40 EXPANSION AND TOOK GREAT CARE TO STAY E OF THE AREA BY FLYING E AND NE OF FDK UNTIL WELL CLR AND THEN ENGAGED AUTOPLT COUPLED TO GPS ON A COURSE TO W05. THIS COURSE KEPT ME E OF MULRR INTXN AND; THEREFORE; CLR OF THE EXPANDED P40 AREA. WHEN AN F16 PASSED BY; I IMMEDIATELY TUNED TO 121.50 AND TOLD HIM I WAS AWARE OF THE EXPANDED P40; WAS NOT IN P40; AND WAS NOT GOING TO ENTER IT. THE RESPONSE WAS AN AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE WARNING ME THAT MY ACFT WAS 11.5 MI TO THE E OF P40 -- DOESN'T THAT PUT ME CLR OF THE AREA? I CONTINUED ON TO GETTYSBURG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR CONTACT FROM ANYONE. SINCE THIS TIME ALL FLTS I TAKE N OF JYO GO OVER DMW TO STAY 20 MI AWAY FROM P40. THE LETTER FROM THE FAA IS A REAL SURPRISE; BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN MY SIDE OF THE STORY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A REGULAR AND FREQUENT FLYER IN THE AREA; RPTR HAD A NEW SECTIONAL IN HIS POSSESSION; BUT FAILED TO SCRUTINIZE IT PRIOR TO FLT. HE LATER LEARNED TO HIS DISMAY THAT THE DEPICTION OF THE EXPANDED P40/R4009 HAD BEEN CHANGED TO A 10 MI RADIUS VICE THE 5 MI DEPICTED ON THE PREVIOUS EDITION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.