A bell 206 pilot could not get a briefing from sea FSS about a tfr he knew existed at the stadium.

Attributes
ACN	698520
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	698520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA Airspace Structure ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : sea.fss

Narrative:

I got a standard briefing from flight service but did not get any information concerning the stadium tfr for the special event that was scheduled to start in less than an hour. I just happened to know that the event was scheduled and my flight route was going to take me and my passenger very close to the stadium. When I specifically asked about the tfr; the briefer told me that he didn't have the schedule in front of him. I do a lot of cross country flying during the summer supporting the forest service in their effort to battle the summer fires. How am I supposed to know where all of these stadiums and tfrs are let alone know when the events are happening when flight service doesn't know? This time I didn't penetrate the tfr -- next time???callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that he has encountered this problem before in other areas of the country. He also clarified that he operates under part 135.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 206 PLT COULD NOT GET A BRIEFING FROM SEA FSS ABOUT A TFR HE KNEW EXISTED AT THE STADIUM.

Narrative: I GOT A STANDARD BRIEFING FROM FLT SVC BUT DID NOT GET ANY INFO CONCERNING THE STADIUM TFR FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO START IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. I JUST HAPPENED TO KNOW THAT THE EVENT WAS SCHEDULED AND MY FLT RTE WAS GOING TO TAKE ME AND MY PAX VERY CLOSE TO THE STADIUM. WHEN I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE TFR; THE BRIEFER TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF HIM. I DO A LOT OF XCOUNTRY FLYING DURING THE SUMMER SUPPORTING THE FOREST SVC IN THEIR EFFORT TO BATTLE THE SUMMER FIRES. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHERE ALL OF THESE STADIUMS AND TFRS ARE LET ALONE KNOW WHEN THE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING WHEN FLT SVC DOESN'T KNOW? THIS TIME I DIDN'T PENETRATE THE TFR -- NEXT TIME???CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT HE HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS PROB BEFORE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. HE ALSO CLARIFIED THAT HE OPERATES UNDER PART 135.

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.