ERRONEOUS PENETRATION OF TEMPORARY RESTR AREA.

Date: 1995-05 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ERRONEOUS PENETRATION OF TEMPORARY RESTR AREA.

Narrative

I PLANNED A VFR TRIP FROM GAI TO THE EASTON ARPT ON MAY/SUN/95; DEPARTING AT XX00 LCL. DURING THE MORNING PRIOR TO THE FLT; I RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING. AT NO TIME DURING THE BRIEFING WAS I INFORMED OF NOTAMS FOR MY RTE OF FLT. I DEPARTED GAI AFTER APPROPRIATE PREFLT CHKS AND REMAINED IN THE DESIGNATED VFR AREA FOR FLT TO THE EASTERN SHORE AT 2000 FT. AT ALL TIMES DURING THE FLT; I SQUAWKED 1200 ON MY XPONDER AND MONITORED BALTIMORE APCH ON 128.7. WHILE FLYING THROUGH THE ANNAPOLIS AREA; I OBSERVED 2 F18 HORNETS FLYING IN FORMATION IN FRONT OF ME AND 1 F18 HORNET ABOVE ME. AT NO TIME DID I OBSERVE MYSELF WITHIN 1/4 MI OF THE F18'S. UPON LNDG AT THE EASTON ARPT; I WAS ADVISED BY THE GND PERSONNEL TO CONTACT BALTIMORE APCH AND WAS GIVEN A TELEPHONE NUMBER. I CONTACTED BALTIMORE APCH AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT AND WAS ASKED FOR MY NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. I FULLY COOPERATED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED ON MONDAY. I BELIEVE THIS PROB WOULD NOT HAVE ARISEN IF I HAD BEEN PROPERLY ADVISED DURING THE BRIEFING ON THE MORNING OF MAY/XX/95 THAT A NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT. NOTWITHSTANDING THAT; I BELIEVE I FULLY COMPLIED WITH APPROPRIATE PROCS IN CONDUCTING THE FLT FROM GAI TO EASTON. ADDITIONALLY; IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON MAY AT APPROX XX00 LCL; I RETURNED FROM THE EASTON ARPT TO GAI. PRIOR TO THE FLT I GOT A WX BRIEFING AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY NOTAMS. I QUESTIONED THE BRIEFER SINCE I FELT THERE PROBABLY WOULD BE AN AIR SHOW ON MEMORIAL DAY; AND AFTER RENEWED EFFORTS ON HIS PART; HE INFORMED ME THAT A SPECIAL NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE ANNAPOLIS AREA. IF I HAD NOT QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT THE NOTAMS; IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO ME. I WAS INFORMED THE REASON IT WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE WAS THAT IT WAS A SPECIAL NOTAM. A TRANSCRIPT OF THAT BRIEFING SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.