Thorp T-18 pilot violates restr airspace.

Attributes
ACN	693364
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : private
ASRS Report	693364
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying an experimental airplane I had just purchased and lost navigation radio. I was distracted by searching for another airplane I was supposed to form up with. I was unfamiliar with the airplane and unaccustomed to the speed and performance. My chkout was too short and led to an uneasiness with the airplane. Not finding the other airplane and improper attention to navigation and over reliance on radios that did not work; I will never again take off relying on the other pilot's familiarity with the area. I should have done my usual laborious preflight research. In short; I did not spend enough time in preflight preparation and thinking about the possible glitches. I will never again rush a chkout and preflight planning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THORP T-18 PLT VIOLATES RESTR AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE I HAD JUST PURCHASED AND LOST NAV RADIO. I WAS DISTRACTED BY SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER AIRPLANE I WAS SUPPOSED TO FORM UP WITH. I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPLANE AND UNACCUSTOMED TO THE SPD AND PERFORMANCE. MY CHKOUT WAS TOO SHORT AND LED TO AN UNEASINESS WITH THE AIRPLANE. NOT FINDING THE OTHER AIRPLANE AND IMPROPER ATTN TO NAV AND OVER RELIANCE ON RADIOS THAT DID NOT WORK; I WILL NEVER AGAIN TAKE OFF RELYING ON THE OTHER PLT'S FAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY USUAL LABORIOUS PREFLT RESEARCH. IN SHORT; I DID NOT SPEND ENOUGH TIME IN PREFLT PREPARATION AND THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE GLITCHES. I WILL NEVER AGAIN RUSH A CHKOUT AND PREFLT PLANNING.

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.