PLTDEV. UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF RESTR AIRSPACE.
Synopsis
PLTDEV. UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF RESTR AIRSPACE.
Narrative
IN SUM: THE RPTR HAD NOT BEEN TO DST; FL; FOR 10 YRS. AS PART OF PREFLT PLANNING; THE RPTR CALLED THE FBO AT DST AND OBTAINED NEW VFR CHARTS TO STUDY. THE DAY OF DEP; THE RPTR NOTED THAT ARR DELAYS WERE OCCURRING FOR IFR FLTS DUE TO EXPECTED WX FROM THE W; AND WENT VFR; WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AT ALT. THE WX WAS GOOD THE S OF EGLIN FIELD AND DST. THE RPTR HEADED THAT WAY NEAR A RESTR AREA AND IT WAS CAVU. THE RPTR MONITORED TYNDALL AND EGLIN APCH CTL ENRTE. THE RPTR WENT DOWN TO 1000 FT FOR THE APCH TO DST FROM THE S; AND WAS THEN MONITORING EGLIN TWR; WX WAS 6 MI VISIBILITY AT DST WITH A 1200 FT CEILING. EGLIN WAS WORSE. IN SETTING UP FOR THE LNDG; THE RPTR NOTICED THAT DST ARPT IS PART OF THE EGLIN ARPT PAGE AND NOT PART OF THE R2914G CORRIDOR. DIFFERENT ALT FLOORS AND DIFFERENT PROCS FOR E/W VERSUS N/S CORRIDORS. THE RPTR'S ERROR WAS NOT COMPREHENDING THE VFR CHART IN DETAIL; COMPLETELY IGNORING THE REVERSE SIDE REGARDING RADIO COM PROCS AND THE WHITE PANEL UNDER THE CORRIDORS. THE RPTR FAILED TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE LEGENDS ON THE CHART AND SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH TYNDALL AND EGLIN APCH CTL AS THE LEGEND SAYS EVEN IF IT ENTAILED FILING IFR AND GETTING INTO SOME NASTY WX.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.