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The pilot of a light twin is informed after landing that he has flown through R-5311B. The garmin GPS units that were being used for navigation showed the upper limit of the airspace as 7;000 ft and the reporter was at 10;500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 975001 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FAY.TRACON |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
Level at 10;500 ft; I checked 2 of my 3 garmin GPS units for upper limits of R5311. Both GPS units showed 7;000 ft as upper limit. Flew through at 10;500 ft. Received a call on ground from fayetteville approach saying I went through restricted airspace. I told them what I thought was the upper limit and they said it was not the first time that has happened with people using garmin GPS. I rechecked on [my] garmins and still saw 7;000 as the upper limit. Controller was right in that R5311 has different areas within that do not show up at least easily on moving map.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a light twin is informed after landing that he has flown through R-5311B. The Garmin GPS units that were being used for navigation showed the upper limit of the airspace as 7;000 FT and the reporter was at 10;500 FT.
Narrative: Level at 10;500 FT; I checked 2 of my 3 Garmin GPS units for upper limits of R5311. Both GPS units showed 7;000 FT as upper limit. Flew through at 10;500 FT. Received a call on ground from Fayetteville Approach saying I went through restricted airspace. I told them what I thought was the upper limit and they said it was not the first time that has happened with people using Garmin GPS. I rechecked on [my] Garmins and still saw 7;000 as the upper limit. Controller was right in that R5311 has different areas within that do not show up at least easily on moving map.
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.