VFR ACFT PENETRATES TFR DURING PLEASURE FLT.
Synopsis
VFR ACFT PENETRATES TFR DURING PLEASURE FLT.
Narrative
VFR FLT FROM MOUNT COMFORT; INDIANA; TO GROSSE ILE; MI; ON SEP/MON/03; LANDED AT WOOD COUNTY ARPT; OHIO; TO AWAIT REMOVAL OF THE TFR; WHICH WAS TO TERMINATE AT XI20 LCL TIME. AFTER LNDG; I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ADVISING THAT I HAD ENTERED THE AREA TO THE N; WHICH WAS INSIDE THE TFR. WE ALL AGREE THAT WOOD COUNTY ARPT IS OUTSIDE THE TFR AREA. THIS RPT IS INTENDED TO AVOID THE FACTORS; WHICH LED TO THIS APPARENT VIOLATION. I CALLED FLT SVC AT XA59 FOR A WX BRIEFING. I WAS PREVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE TFR EMANATING FROM MONROE; MI; AND THE BRIEFER CONFIRMED 30 MI RADIUS ALONG WITH THE WX DATA; AND XI20 LCL TIME IN NW OHIO AS THE TERMINATION TIME FOR THE TFR. THE BRIEFER DID NOT SAY NM AND CONSEQUENTLY; I DID NOT WRITE NAUTICAL. I MARKED MY VFR SECTIONAL CHART 30 MI FROM MONROE ACROSS MY INTENDED RTE. MY DISCUSSION WITH THE BRIEFER PRIMARILY INVOLVED THE WX AND TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR THE TFR. THE BRIEFER DID NOT CLARIFY 'NAUTICAL' AND I DID NOT QUESTION IT. I URGE THAT ALL BRIEFERS EMPHASIZE 'NAUTICAL' IN ALL CASES WHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH ANOTHER BRIEFER; WHO HAD SOME INTERPRETATION PROBS WITH THE TFR IN QUESTION. SUCH ADVISORIES SHOULD CATER TO THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR AS VIOLATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY FROM NON PROFESSIONAL AND INEXPERIENCED PLTS. I HAVE ATTACHED A SIMPLE METHOD OF MARKING A TFR AREA WHERE ARPTS OUTLINE THE TFR AND CONNECTING DOTS IS VERY BASIC.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.