AN SMA PLT VIOLATED A TFR INVOLVING A LOCAL ARPT.

Date: 2001-12 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear · Phase: cruise

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

Synopsis

AN SMA PLT VIOLATED A TFR INVOLVING A LOCAL ARPT.

Narrative

ON 12/SAT/01; I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE ADJACENT TO ZZZ2 ARPT; ZZZ2; US; WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLT IN MY SMALL ACFT IN VFR CONDITIONS. WHILE I WAS AWARE THAT ZZZ2 ARPT WAS INACTIVE DUE TO SECURITY PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE FOR ZZZ3 I ADMIT TO HAVING NOT RESEARCHED THE APPLICABLE FDC THOROUGHLY ENOUGH PRIOR TO TKOF FROM ZZZ1 ARPT. INSTEAD; I RELIED ON WORD OF MOUTH INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENT OF THE RESTR AIRSPACE. I FLEW IN THE AREA ANTICIPATING A HORIZONTAL RADIUS OF RESTR AIRSPACE OF 2 MILES UNAWARE THAT THOSE DIMENSIONS WERE NOT IN EFFECT FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO DAYS. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS REGARDING THIS FLT AND HAVE MADE SURE THAT I AM FULLY AWARE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE EXPIRED FDC XXXX AND THE CURRENT FDC XXXX. FOR GOOD MEASURE; I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS AT THE CONTROLLING AGENCY OF ATC. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS AN UNCHARACTERISTIC LAPSE OF THOROUGHNESS ON MY PART. I BELIEVE THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED INFO IF USED PROPERLY.

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