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A pilot flew through R-2515 without clearance after a flight planning error while using his efb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 969004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EDW.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17 Flight Crew Total 275 Flight Crew Type 85 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I inadvertently flew right through R-2515 on a VFR flight. I made an error in my flight planning and ended up with a leg of my flight that went straight through R-2515. I did not discover my mistake until I was essentially exiting the restricted area to the south. It was a stupid mistake as the restricted area is clearly marked on the sectional chart. The irony was that I was very careful in the preceding legs to avoid R-2505 and R-2506. I am fairly familiar with the china lake airspace as I am a former naval flight officer who has flown a bit out of a naval air station. I am not as familiar with the edwards air force base airspace. I think one contributor to my error was this was the first time I used the foreflight application on an ipad to do my flight planning. This is definitely not an excuse as the application clearly depicts the restricted area on both the sectional and low IFR chart views as long as you are not zoomed in too closely (which may have been my mistake). Things I could/should have done that would have prevented this incident: 1) spent more time becoming familiar with my electronic flight planning tools; 2) backed up my planning with a good old fashioned paper chart; 3) used flight following from joshua control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot flew through R-2515 without clearance after a flight planning error while using his EFB.
Narrative: I inadvertently flew right through R-2515 on a VFR flight. I made an error in my flight planning and ended up with a leg of my flight that went straight through R-2515. I did not discover my mistake until I was essentially exiting the restricted area to the south. It was a stupid mistake as the restricted area is clearly marked on the sectional chart. The irony was that I was very careful in the preceding legs to avoid R-2505 and R-2506. I am fairly familiar with the China Lake airspace as I am a former Naval Flight Officer who has flown a bit out of a Naval Air Station. I am not as familiar with the Edwards Air Force Base airspace. I think one contributor to my error was this was the first time I used the Foreflight application on an iPad to do my flight planning. This is definitely not an excuse as the application clearly depicts the restricted area on both the sectional and low IFR chart views as long as you are not zoomed in too closely (which may have been my mistake). Things I could/should have done that would have prevented this incident: 1) spent more time becoming familiar with my electronic flight planning tools; 2) backed up my planning with a good old fashioned paper chart; 3) used flight following from Joshua Control.
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.