AN SMA PLT VIOLATED THE RESTRICTED AIRSPACE.

Date: 2001-11 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-security-breach-concerns

Synopsis

AN SMA PLT VIOLATED THE RESTRICTED AIRSPACE.

Narrative

ON A VFR FLT FROM ZZZ TO XXX WHILE DSNDING TO REMAIN CLR OF YYY CLASS B AIRSPACE IN THE VICINITY OF ZZZ; US; CUSTOMS INFORMS ABC CTR THAT I PENETRATED THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AIRSPACE AROUND. AS BRIEFED BY ZZZ FSS; I PLOTTED THE RESTRICTED AREA ON MY VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART. I REMAINED CLR OF THAT PLOTTED AREA USING PILOTAGE AND GPS. DURING A TELEPHONE DEBRIEFING WITH CTR; THE CTLR INDICATED THE RESTRICTED AREA EXTENDED A FEW MILES FURTHER W OF WHERE I HAD PLOTTED IT. AFTER RETURNING HOME THAT EVENING; WITH CHART IN HAND; I CALLED ZZZ FSS AND REQUESTED A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE NOTAM. THIS BRIEFING WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE RECEIVED EARLIER; HOWEVER ADDITIONAL INFO WAS PROVIDED THAT MOVED THE AFFECTED AREA APPROX 7 NM W. THIS SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN UNINTENTIONAL COM BREAKDOWN. I FEEL I DID MY PART; BUT LIKE A COMPUTER; I'M ONLY AS GOOD AS THE INFO I'M GIVEN. IF ONE IS UNABLE TO READ A NOTAM PERSONALLY; IMPRESS ON THE BRIEFER THAT HE OR SHE READ YOU THE NOTAM COMPLETELY; EVERY DETAIL!

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