PLT OF SMA NEAR MFD IS INTERCEPTED FOR ENTERING TFR. FSS PREFLT BRIEFING HAD NOT INCLUDED THE TFR.

Date: 2004-10 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Retractable Gear · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

PLT OF SMA NEAR MFD IS INTERCEPTED FOR ENTERING TFR. FSS PREFLT BRIEFING HAD NOT INCLUDED THE TFR.

Narrative

I CONTACTED OAK FSS AND REQUESTED A STANDARD WX BRIEFING AND NOTAMS ALONG MY RTE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WX WOULD BE GOOD ALONG MY RTE; AND THAT THE ONLY FLT RESTRS WERE OFF THE WILLIAMS VOR (ILA) WHERE SOME FIRE BOMBERS WERE OPERATING. AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS; I WAS AT 12500 FT MSL NEAR S03 WHEN I NOTICED AN F16 FLYING CIRCLES AROUND MY AIRPLANE; DROPPING FLARES. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE ACFT ON 121.5. I RECEIVED A RESPONSE; APPARENTLY FROM A CTLR; THAT I HAD ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO A HDG OF 180 DEGS. SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THE CTLR INTENDED TO HAVE ME MAINTAIN THE HDG OF 180 DEGS; I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I HAD A LOW FUEL STATE; AND WOULD LIKE TO LAND. THE CTLR ASKED IF S03 WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE; AND I REPLIED THAT IT WAS AN ACCEPTABLE AIRFIELD; AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG; I WAS MET BY LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND AFTER A WHILE; THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD ENTERED A TFR. I INFORMED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL THAT I HAD OBTAINED A PREFLT BRIEFING; INCLUDING GETTING NOTAMS; AND THAT I WAS NOT GIVEN THE TFR NOTAM IN MY BRIEFING. I WAS GIVEN A CARD TO CONTACT THE ZSE OPS MGR; AND WAS RELEASED. I NEXT CALLED THE ZSE OPS MGR. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE TFR WAS IN EFFECT ON OCT/FRI/04 FROM XA00Z THROUGH OCT/FRI/04 XT00Z. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING; I PERFORMED EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR MY FLT; AND IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF BREAKDOWN IN THE NOTAM SYS. OBVIOUSLY; THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHY THE NOTAM WAS NOT DELIVERED TO ME IN MY PREFLT BRIEFING AND CORRECT THIS PROB.

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