CONTRACTED SERVICE C182 PLT CONCERNED WHEN ADVISED BY APCH CTL THAT HE FLEW THROUGH A NEW PWR PLANT TFR THAT WAS NOT BRIEFED BY ZZZ FSS.
Synopsis
CONTRACTED SERVICE C182 PLT CONCERNED WHEN ADVISED BY APCH CTL THAT HE FLEW THROUGH A NEW PWR PLANT TFR THAT WAS NOT BRIEFED BY ZZZ FSS.
Narrative
I RECEIVED A FLT BRIEFING FROM XXX FSS AT XA10 AM 11/MON/01 MAINLY TO OUTLINE MY ROUTE OF FLT AND ALL TFR'S ALONG ROUTE. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE TFR AT YYY; US; BUT NOT THE ONE N OF ZZZ; US. WHILE TRYING TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE YYY TFR TO THE S; I INADVERTENTLY WENT THROUGH THE TFR AROUND THE PWR PLANT THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. I REALLY BELIEVE THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY A LACK OF GOOD COMMUNICATION; INFO AND CONFUSION BETWEEN THE FAA; FSS AND MILITARY. IN THE FUTURE; I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE MAPS SENT OUT OF ALL TFR'S TO ALL PLTS DEPICTING THE GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE; INCLUDING GPS COORDINATES AND ACTUAL DME DEPICTION THAT WOULD MAKE CIRCUMNAVIGATION A POSSIBILITY OTHER THAN JUST USING A NEARBY TOWN OR ARBITRARY SPOT ONLY KNOWN BY THE MILITARY. HOW DO THEY EXPECT US TO STAY CLEAR OF AIRSPACE THAT HAS NO CLEAR BOUNDARY? I'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF INCIDENT IN THE PART. I'M A CONTRACTED SERVICE; TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING AND GO TO WORK JUST LIKE THE PRESIDENT TOLD US ALL TO DO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT HE HAS 13 TFR'S IN HIS FLT AREA. HE IS CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF PROPER SITE IDENTIFICATIONS ON THE FAA SECTIONAL CHARTS; THAT THE FLAG ASSOCIATED WITH THE 'PWR PLANT' DOES NOT NECESSARILY IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE FACILITY CONCERNED. PLT WAS ALERTED TO THE AIRSPACE INCURSION BY APCH WHILE MONITORING 121.2.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.