Corp light transport unauthorized penetration of restricted area 3403 a & B.

Attributes
ACN	97171
Time
Date	198810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 30700
ASRS Report	97171
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was making a charter run between ptk-yip-sdf and back to ptk in light transport when we accidentally ran into restr area 3403 across and back between yip and sdf. I was flying the aircraft as captain and watching over my copilot when I looked up and saw we had entered the restr area, so I made a sharp left turn to get out of this area as quickly as possible. The copilot saw the 2 fgt's off the right side and this is when one made a pass on us to get our aircraft # and then I saw him coming over the top of our aircraft and letting down. I feel I made an error in navigation and tried to correct it as quickly as possible, because I fly in that area alot. I have never busted one of these areas in my flying and don't intend to have this happen again. The route of flight was from yip to sdf on a direct line by a LORAN C. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: real cause of penetration not faulty LORAN navigation set but distraction of PF overseeing new first officer duties and paperwork. In this light transport unable put LORAN system on primary flight instruments or connect to autoplt. Thus, when drift picked up by aircraft, flight crew did not see it on LORAN readout mounted on center pedestal. Also ascertained PIC retired air carrier pilot and says maybe he is not as alert in this older propeller aircraft as he was when flying the higher speed jets.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP LTT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED AREA 3403 A & B.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A CHARTER RUN BTWN PTK-YIP-SDF AND BACK TO PTK IN LTT WHEN WE ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO RESTR AREA 3403 ACROSS AND BACK BTWN YIP AND SDF. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT AS CAPT AND WATCHING OVER MY COPLT WHEN I LOOKED UP AND SAW WE HAD ENTERED THE RESTR AREA, SO I MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO GET OUT OF THIS AREA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE COPLT SAW THE 2 FGT'S OFF THE RIGHT SIDE AND THIS IS WHEN ONE MADE A PASS ON US TO GET OUR ACFT # AND THEN I SAW HIM COMING OVER THE TOP OF OUR ACFT AND LETTING DOWN. I FEEL I MADE AN ERROR IN NAV AND TRIED TO CORRECT IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I FLY IN THAT AREA ALOT. I HAVE NEVER BUSTED ONE OF THESE AREAS IN MY FLYING AND DON'T INTEND TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THE ROUTE OF FLT WAS FROM YIP TO SDF ON A DIRECT LINE BY A LORAN C. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REAL CAUSE OF PENETRATION NOT FAULTY LORAN NAV SET BUT DISTR OF PF OVERSEEING NEW F/O DUTIES AND PAPERWORK. IN THIS LTT UNABLE PUT LORAN SYS ON PRIMARY FLT INSTRUMENTS OR CONNECT TO AUTOPLT. THUS, WHEN DRIFT PICKED UP BY ACFT, FLT CREW DID NOT SEE IT ON LORAN READOUT MOUNTED ON CENTER PEDESTAL. ALSO ASCERTAINED PIC RETIRED ACR PLT AND SAYS MAYBE HE IS NOT AS ALERT IN THIS OLDER PROP ACFT AS HE WAS WHEN FLYING THE HIGHER SPD JETS.

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.