C182 PLT; DURING A LOW LEVEL FLT; ENTERED A TFR.
Synopsis
C182 PLT; DURING A LOW LEVEL FLT; ENTERED A TFR.
Narrative
A YOUNG MAN RAN AWAY FROM A PVT FACILITY IN THE DESERT. I HAD AN AIRPLANE AND ONE OF THE DIRECTORS NEEDED A WAY TO SEARCH FOR THE YOUNG MAN. I CALLED FSS ON MY CELL AND GOT MY HOME FSS AT DAYTON. THERE WERE NO RESTRS TO FLT NOTED. ON MY WAY TO THE PLACE OF SEARCH; I FLEW NEAR A BUNCH OF BUILDINGS. I THEN REMEMBERED A TFR BEING IN THAT AREA IN THE LAST SEVERAL YRS. I DO NOT RECALL MY EXACT ALT BECAUSE I WAS CLBING TO GO OVER A RIDGE SOME DISTANCE AWAY. I FLEW S IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS MY MIND REALIZED THAT I MIGHT BE NEAR A TFR. THEN WE WENT OVER THE RIDGE AND COMPLETED THE SEARCH (THE YOUNG MAN WAS FOUND). I CALLED CEDAR CITY FSS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOW A PERMANENT FLT RESTR; 8000 FT AND BELOW; SIMPLY MARKED 'ORDNANCE DEPOT' ON THE CHARTS. SURE ENOUGH THERE IT WAS ON MY CHART; BUT NO INDICATION OF A RESTR. I RETURNED ABOVE 8000 FT. I THINK THERE ARE 3 PROBS. 1) I DO NOT CHK PRINTED NOTAMS OFTEN; AND I SUPPOSE IT WAS THERE. 2) WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONTACT THE LCL FSS WITH A CELL PHONE; OR MAKE THE LCL NOTAMS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. 3) FINALLY; PERMANENT FLT RESTRS SHOULD BE MARKED ON THE CHARTS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.