C182 pilot; during a low level flight; entered a tfr.

Attributes
ACN	695364
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvu.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc military facility : dpg.milfac
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	695364
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A young man ran away from a private facility in the desert. I had an airplane and one of the directors needed a way to search for the young man. I called FSS on my cell and got my home FSS at dayton. There were no restrs to flight noted. On my way to the place of search; I flew near a bunch of buildings. I then remembered a tfr being in that area in the last several yrs. I do not recall my exact altitude because I was climbing to go over a ridge some distance away. I flew south immediately as soon as my mind realized that I might be near a tfr. Then we went over the ridge and completed the search (the young man was found). I called cedar city FSS and they told me it was now a permanent flight restr; 8000 ft and below; simply marked 'ordnance depot' on the charts. Sure enough there it was on my chart; but no indication of a restr. I returned above 8000 ft. I think there are 3 problems. 1) I do not check printed NOTAMS often; and I suppose it was there. 2) we need to figure out how to contact the local FSS with a cell phone; or make the local NOTAMS available everywhere. 3) finally; permanent flight restrs should be marked on the charts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT; DURING A LOW LEVEL FLT; ENTERED A TFR.

Narrative: A YOUNG MAN RAN AWAY FROM A PVT FACILITY IN THE DESERT. I HAD AN AIRPLANE AND ONE OF THE DIRECTORS NEEDED A WAY TO SEARCH FOR THE YOUNG MAN. I CALLED FSS ON MY CELL AND GOT MY HOME FSS AT DAYTON. THERE WERE NO RESTRS TO FLT NOTED. ON MY WAY TO THE PLACE OF SEARCH; I FLEW NEAR A BUNCH OF BUILDINGS. I THEN REMEMBERED A TFR BEING IN THAT AREA IN THE LAST SEVERAL YRS. I DO NOT RECALL MY EXACT ALT BECAUSE I WAS CLBING TO GO OVER A RIDGE SOME DISTANCE AWAY. I FLEW S IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS MY MIND REALIZED THAT I MIGHT BE NEAR A TFR. THEN WE WENT OVER THE RIDGE AND COMPLETED THE SEARCH (THE YOUNG MAN WAS FOUND). I CALLED CEDAR CITY FSS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOW A PERMANENT FLT RESTR; 8000 FT AND BELOW; SIMPLY MARKED 'ORDNANCE DEPOT' ON THE CHARTS. SURE ENOUGH THERE IT WAS ON MY CHART; BUT NO INDICATION OF A RESTR. I RETURNED ABOVE 8000 FT. I THINK THERE ARE 3 PROBS. 1) I DO NOT CHK PRINTED NOTAMS OFTEN; AND I SUPPOSE IT WAS THERE. 2) WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONTACT THE LCL FSS WITH A CELL PHONE; OR MAKE THE LCL NOTAMS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. 3) FINALLY; PERMANENT FLT RESTRS SHOULD BE MARKED ON THE CHARTS.

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.