ACFT ENTERED TEMPORARY RESTR AREA; MCAS EL TORO; DURING AIR SHOW. NO TFC CONFLICT.
Synopsis
ACFT ENTERED TEMPORARY RESTR AREA; MCAS EL TORO; DURING AIR SHOW. NO TFC CONFLICT.
Narrative
I WAS ON A FLT FROM BROWN FIELD IN SAN DIEGO (SDM) AFTER RETURNING FROM A 4 DAY TRIP IN MEXICO. I DEPARTED BROWN FIELD AND FLEW THROUGH THE VFR CORRIDOR ABOVE SAN DIEGO AND PROCEEDED N ALONG THE COAST. AFTER DEPARTING THE SAN DIEGO CLASS B AIRSPACE I CLBED TO 4500 FT UNTIL APCHING THE ORANGE COUNTY CLASS C AIRSPACE. AT THIS TIME I CLBED TO 5200 FT TO GO OVER THE 4400 FT TOP OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE. I FLEW FROM THE NW CORNER OF THE CAMP PENDLETON RESTRICTED AIRSPACE DIRECT TO EL MONTE (EMT) ARPT A RTE WHICH GOES DIRECTLY OVER EL TORO ARPT (I HAVE FLOWN THIS EXACT RTE 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS). TODAY I WAS DIRECTLY OVER EL TORO ARPT AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE ARPT. NO ACFT WERE IN THE AIR THAT I COULD SEE. THE EL TORO AIRSHOW WAS TODAY. I FLEW ON TO EL MONTE ARPT AND WAS ASKED BY THE EL MONTE TWR STAFF TO IDENT; WHICH I DID. AFTER LNDG AT EL MONTE I WAS REQUESTED TO CONTACT EL TORO TWR. I ADVISED THEM THAT I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA AROUND EL TORO ARPT. I CHKED WX ON APR/XX/95 AND WAS GIVEN NO NOTIFICATION THAT A NOTAM WAS OUT FOR APR/XX/95. I FILED A BORDER XING FLT PLAN ON APR/XX/95 WITH SAN DIEGO FSS AND WAS GIVEN NO NOTIFICATION. I ALSO FILED A ROUND ROBIN FLT PLAN WITH SAN DIEGO FSS FOR A RETURN ON APR/XX/95 AND WAS GIVEN NO NOTIFICATION. I OPENED THE BORDER XING FLT PLAN ON APR/XX/95 AND WAS GIVEN NO NOTIFICATION OF THE NOTAM. I LANDED AT BROWN FIELD AND LISTENED TO THEIR ATIS; NO NOTIFICATION. I WAS USING POM VOR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION -- I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION UNTIL CALLING EL TORO AFTER LNDG AT EL MONTE ARPT. ALSO ALL ARPTS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME WERE VFR.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.