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Lancair pilot reports inadvertent entry into restricted airspace. Bright sunlight on bubble canopy and dark sunglasses render red boundaries of restricted area nearly invisible on EFIS display.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832127 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | YKM.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 21 Flight Crew Total 840 Flight Crew Type 320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
On april/2009 ZZZ to yakima flying at 10500 ft MSL; I contacted spokane approach to transition their class C airspace. Once passed their area I squawked 1200. During the descent for my first time into yakima at approximately 6500 ft MSL and 20 miles out I contacted the tower. Tower informed me that I was in R-6714A airspace and gave me vectors to get out. Upon landing in yakima I was asked to call the tower by phone. I explained the situation and apologized for my mistake. Two days later I was contacted by the FAA in spokane. I again explained that after I left spokane approach and set the transponder to 1200 I looked at the navigation page on the chelton EFIS. I saw no special airspace on the route to yakima and continued direct. In retrospect; I believe the following were contributing factors: bubble canopy with very bright sun and dark sunglasses restricted my ability to see the red lines surrounding the restricted airspace on the EFIS navigation page. I believe a good practice would be to review the route on a sectional before the trip. Also double check the EFIS navigation page while in flight and use flight following when available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Lancair pilot reports inadvertent entry into restricted airspace. Bright sunlight on bubble canopy and dark sunglasses render red boundaries of restricted area nearly invisible on EFIS display.
Narrative: On April/2009 ZZZ to Yakima flying at 10500 FT MSL; I contacted Spokane Approach to transition their class C airspace. Once passed their area I squawked 1200. During the descent for my first time into Yakima at approximately 6500 FT MSL and 20 miles out I contacted the Tower. Tower informed me that I was in R-6714A airspace and gave me vectors to get out. Upon landing in Yakima I was asked to call the Tower by phone. I explained the situation and apologized for my mistake. Two days later I was contacted by the FAA in Spokane. I again explained that after I left Spokane Approach and set the transponder to 1200 I looked at the navigation page on the Chelton EFIS. I saw no special airspace on the route to Yakima and continued direct. In retrospect; I believe the following were contributing factors: Bubble canopy with very bright sun and dark sunglasses restricted my ability to see the red lines surrounding the restricted airspace on the EFIS navigation page. I believe a good practice would be to review the route on a sectional before the trip. Also double check the EFIS navigation page while in flight and use flight following when available.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.