Misread chart and penetrated restr area.

Attributes
ACN	92759
Time
Date	198808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pfn
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : dca
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11300
ASRS Report	92759
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the morning of 8/sun/88, I took off on a flight in twin small aircraft. As this was a different airplane than I normally fly, my first leg was not IFR until I had a chance to fly small aircraft to check what worked and what did not. I also wanted to check the VOR's for errors. So, my first leg was VFR. In plotting my flight on my commercial chart, low altitude en route chart 31-32, also drawing my course on WAC chart ch-24, I misread the identify for restr area 2914A. I looked up all the information for R2917, which states on WAC ch-24 de funiak springs, fl, to 5000' continuous ZJX. I assumed I could and did overfly the restr area at 5500'. Unbeknownst to me, I was in R2914A, which is at valparaiso, fl. Altitude is unlimited exclude airspace within R2917. I certainly would not have intentionally entered the airspace had I read it correctly. My suggestion is to redraw all restr areas with less confusion because of more than 1 identify in each box. Also, why have an area you can overfly at 5000' inside a restr area you cannot fly over at all? It only adds to confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MISREAD CHART AND PENETRATED RESTR AREA.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF 8/SUN/88, I TOOK OFF ON A FLT IN TWIN SMA. AS THIS WAS A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE THAN I NORMALLY FLY, MY FIRST LEG WAS NOT IFR UNTIL I HAD A CHANCE TO FLY SMA TO CHK WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DID NOT. I ALSO WANTED TO CHK THE VOR'S FOR ERRORS. SO, MY FIRST LEG WAS VFR. IN PLOTTING MY FLT ON MY COMMERCIAL CHART, LOW ALT ENRTE CHART 31-32, ALSO DRAWING MY COURSE ON WAC CHART CH-24, I MISREAD THE IDENT FOR RESTR AREA 2914A. I LOOKED UP ALL THE INFO FOR R2917, WHICH STATES ON WAC CH-24 DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL, TO 5000' CONTINUOUS ZJX. I ASSUMED I COULD AND DID OVERFLY THE RESTR AREA AT 5500'. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, I WAS IN R2914A, WHICH IS AT VALPARAISO, FL. ALT IS UNLIMITED EXCLUDE AIRSPACE WITHIN R2917. I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE INTENTIONALLY ENTERED THE AIRSPACE HAD I READ IT CORRECTLY. MY SUGGESTION IS TO REDRAW ALL RESTR AREAS WITH LESS CONFUSION BECAUSE OF MORE THAN 1 IDENT IN EACH BOX. ALSO, WHY HAVE AN AREA YOU CAN OVERFLY AT 5000' INSIDE A RESTR AREA YOU CANNOT FLY OVER AT ALL? IT ONLY ADDS TO CONFUSION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.