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An small aircraft pilot approaching ols claims to be falsely identified as violating a known restricted area; but he remained clear using both GPS and paper chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 780364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ols.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 92 flight time total : 2011 flight time type : 1989 |
| ASRS Report | 780364 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I called FSS for a standard VFR briefing for a VFR flight from ZZZ to ols. The briefer alerted me on the active restr area #right-2303C. He did not say anything about #right-2303A&B! I asked the briefer to repeat the alert and for the second time he only mentioned #right-2303C. I called FSS after the flight to confirm that my call was recorded and they confirmed. I have flown this same route several times in the past so I am very aware of the above restr airspace. I remained clear of R-2303A;B;&C airspaces! I altered my course and approach to the west of these airspaces and east of tucson class C airspace. I saw to my right the tus airport and the city. I did not see any military aircraft. Winds were light out of the southwest. I overflew ols; at midfield at 6000 ft MSL; entered the pattern on a 45 degree approach to runway 21; left downwind; and landed on runway 21. There were 3 other aircraft in the pattern or on approach to ols. I was #2 aircraft for landing behind a C182; who was approaching straight-in for runway 21. I navigated my flight using both paper charts and my garmin 430 GPS system. I know that I remained clear of all restr airspaces and I believe that the C182 that flew straight-in for runway 21 was the violator of the restr airspace. The FBO employee tagged the wrong aircraft!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PILOT APCHING OLS CLAIMS TO BE FALSELY IDENTIFIED AS VIOLATING A KNOWN RESTRICTED AREA; BUT HE REMAINED CLEAR USING BOTH GPS AND PAPER CHART.
Narrative: I CALLED FSS FOR A STANDARD VFR BRIEFING FOR A VFR FLT FROM ZZZ TO OLS. THE BRIEFER ALERTED ME ON THE ACTIVE RESTR AREA #R-2303C. HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT #R-2303A&B! I ASKED THE BRIEFER TO REPEAT THE ALERT AND FOR THE SECOND TIME HE ONLY MENTIONED #R-2303C. I CALLED FSS AFTER THE FLT TO CONFIRM THAT MY CALL WAS RECORDED AND THEY CONFIRMED. I HAVE FLOWN THIS SAME RTE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SO I AM VERY AWARE OF THE ABOVE RESTR AIRSPACE. I REMAINED CLR OF R-2303A;B;&C AIRSPACES! I ALTERED MY COURSE AND APCH TO THE W OF THESE AIRSPACES AND E OF TUCSON CLASS C AIRSPACE. I SAW TO MY R THE TUS ARPT AND THE CITY. I DID NOT SEE ANY MIL ACFT. WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE SW. I OVERFLEW OLS; AT MIDFIELD AT 6000 FT MSL; ENTERED THE PATTERN ON A 45 DEG APCH TO RWY 21; L DOWNWIND; AND LANDED ON RWY 21. THERE WERE 3 OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN OR ON APCH TO OLS. I WAS #2 ACFT FOR LNDG BEHIND A C182; WHO WAS APCHING STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 21. I NAVIGATED MY FLT USING BOTH PAPER CHARTS AND MY GARMIN 430 GPS SYS. I KNOW THAT I REMAINED CLR OF ALL RESTR AIRSPACES AND I BELIEVE THAT THE C182 THAT FLEW STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 21 WAS THE VIOLATOR OF THE RESTR AIRSPACE. THE FBO EMPLOYEE TAGGED THE WRONG ACFT!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.