Entered arsa without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	93603
Time
Date	198808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oma tower : oma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	93603
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	93559
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying my small aircraft biplane home after an air show in ks. We were going to spend night in oma. I was in a hurry to land before sunset because of no lights on aircraft. I contacted oma tower about 6 mi out on my handheld. No point in called approach, my handheld only has about 5-6 mi range because of unshielded ignition system. I was at 3000' MSL. Tower said to enter left base for runway 35. I did and was cleared to land. Tower advised me to call them on phone after landing. He asked if I was familiar with arsa's. He advised I had violated that airspace at 3000' by not calling approach prior to entry. He advised I read the aim starting on page 100. I did, he was right. The regulations must have changed. Also my map was a few yrs old. It did not show the arsa. I fly commercially for a major carrier. When you are IFR in and out of airports all the time a person forgets about VFR procedures. I did not know the rules pertaining to arsa's had changed. I know all about TCA's and the emphasis placed on that because of what we read in AOPA pilot, etc. I didn't know we had to call prior to entering an arsa. Next time I will also make sure my maps are current.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENTERED ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY SMA BIPLANE HOME AFTER AN AIR SHOW IN KS. WE WERE GOING TO SPEND NIGHT IN OMA. I WAS IN A HURRY TO LAND BEFORE SUNSET BECAUSE OF NO LIGHTS ON ACFT. I CONTACTED OMA TWR ABOUT 6 MI OUT ON MY HANDHELD. NO POINT IN CALLED APCH, MY HANDHELD ONLY HAS ABOUT 5-6 MI RANGE BECAUSE OF UNSHIELDED IGNITION SYS. I WAS AT 3000' MSL. TWR SAID TO ENTER LEFT BASE FOR RWY 35. I DID AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. TWR ADVISED ME TO CALL THEM ON PHONE AFTER LNDG. HE ASKED IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH ARSA'S. HE ADVISED I HAD VIOLATED THAT AIRSPACE AT 3000' BY NOT CALLING APCH PRIOR TO ENTRY. HE ADVISED I READ THE AIM STARTING ON PAGE 100. I DID, HE WAS RIGHT. THE REGS MUST HAVE CHANGED. ALSO MY MAP WAS A FEW YRS OLD. IT DID NOT SHOW THE ARSA. I FLY COMMERCIALLY FOR A MAJOR CARRIER. WHEN YOU ARE IFR IN AND OUT OF ARPTS ALL THE TIME A PERSON FORGETS ABOUT VFR PROCS. I DID NOT KNOW THE RULES PERTAINING TO ARSA'S HAD CHANGED. I KNOW ALL ABOUT TCA'S AND THE EMPHASIS PLACED ON THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT WE READ IN AOPA PLT, ETC. I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD TO CALL PRIOR TO ENTERING AN ARSA. NEXT TIME I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE MY MAPS ARE CURRENT.

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.