A CFI reports his student overflew a restricted area after the FSS briefer failed to indicate it was...

Attributes
ACN	743907
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : csg.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	743907
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airspace Structure ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Unintentional flight through a restr area in columbus; GA. While conducting cross country flight training; the student pilot under the supervision of a flight instructor; penetrated the restr area (3002 D; east; F) near columbus; GA. Related factors: 1) briefer failed to inform the pilot of active restr areas; FSS did let the pilot know of active tfr's; but did not inform the pilot of restr airspace. 2) briefer was out of chicago; il; therefore; was not familiar with the route and the special airspace in the line of flight. In past local flight service stations were very familiar with area flight rtes making pilots aware of flight restrs. 3) failure of the pilots to assume that the area was cold in accordance with the briefer's brief led the pilots to believe flight through the area was safe. Problems of these kinds have increased over the last few yrs after the FSS privatized their operations. Discrepancies of this type are on the increase as FSS close and service is becoming private. Loss of flight plans and misinfo or lack of information being practiced in the GA industry is turning a once safe environment dangerous. 4) lack of the CFI to maintain full awareness of the route of flight and position along the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI RPTS HIS STUDENT OVERFLEW A RESTRICTED AREA AFTER THE FSS BRIEFER FAILED TO INDICATE IT WAS ACTIVE. FSS BRIEFING ERRORS ARE INCREASING.

Narrative: UNINTENTIONAL FLT THROUGH A RESTR AREA IN COLUMBUS; GA. WHILE CONDUCTING XCOUNTRY FLT TRAINING; THE STUDENT PLT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FLT INSTRUCTOR; PENETRATED THE RESTR AREA (3002 D; E; F) NEAR COLUMBUS; GA. RELATED FACTORS: 1) BRIEFER FAILED TO INFORM THE PLT OF ACTIVE RESTR AREAS; FSS DID LET THE PLT KNOW OF ACTIVE TFR'S; BUT DID NOT INFORM THE PLT OF RESTR AIRSPACE. 2) BRIEFER WAS OUT OF CHICAGO; IL; THEREFORE; WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RTE AND THE SPECIAL AIRSPACE IN THE LINE OF FLT. IN PAST LCL FLT SVC STATIONS WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH AREA FLT RTES MAKING PLTS AWARE OF FLT RESTRS. 3) FAILURE OF THE PLTS TO ASSUME THAT THE AREA WAS COLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BRIEFER'S BRIEF LED THE PLTS TO BELIEVE FLT THROUGH THE AREA WAS SAFE. PROBS OF THESE KINDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE LAST FEW YRS AFTER THE FSS PRIVATIZED THEIR OPS. DISCREPANCIES OF THIS TYPE ARE ON THE INCREASE AS FSS CLOSE AND SVC IS BECOMING PVT. LOSS OF FLT PLANS AND MISINFO OR LACK OF INFO BEING PRACTICED IN THE GA INDUSTRY IS TURNING A ONCE SAFE ENVIRONMENT DANGEROUS. 4) LACK OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN FULL AWARENESS OF THE RTE OF FLT AND POS ALONG THE FLT.

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.

A CFI reports his student overflew a restricted area after the FSS briefer failed to indicate it was active. FSS briefing errors are increasing.