R44 PILOT IS NOTIFIED BY ATC THAT HE INCURRED A TFR THAT WAS NOT PROVIDED TO HIM DURING PREFLIGHT PLANNING THROUGH MULTIPLE RESOURCES INCLUDING ATC.

2009-01 · NASA ASRS report 819544

Date: 2009-01 · Aircraft: Robinson R44 · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-other-unknown|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far

Synopsis

R44 PILOT IS NOTIFIED BY ATC THAT HE INCURRED A TFR THAT WAS NOT PROVIDED TO HIM DURING PREFLIGHT PLANNING THROUGH MULTIPLE RESOURCES INCLUDING ATC.

Narrative

APPROX XA30 LOCAL TIME. PRIOR TO MY FLT I CHECKED FOR LOCAL WEATHER; TFR'S OR ANY NOTAMS UTILIZING RESOURCES SUCH AS 1-800-WX BRIEF AND WWW.FAA.GOV. NO TFR'S OR NOTAMS WERE IN EFFECT DURING MY PLANNED PHOTO FLIGHT FROM XA30 TO XC00. IN FACT; WAS GIVEN CONFIRMATION FROM DISPATCH TO CONFIRM THAT NOTAM NUMBER FDC 09/803 ISSUED JAN/2009 AT XZ03 UTC WAS IN FACT CANCELLED AND WAS SUPERSEDED BY NOTAM NUMBER FDC 9/0892 ISSUED JAN/2009 AT XW54 ZULU. DISPATCH CALLED IN TO CENTER AT APPROX XA45 WHO AGAIN CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO TFR'S. ARRIVED ON LOCATION WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER ON BOARD TO TAKE PHOTOS OF A WEDDING EVENT. PRIOR TO ARRIVAL ON STATION -- I MADE A POSITION REPORT AND EVENTUALLY JOINED IN WITH 3 OTHER HELICOPTERS ALREADY ON STATION TO PHOTOGRAPH EVENT. APPROX 20-30 MINS INTO THE FLIGHT A LAW ENFORCEMENT HELICOPTER ARRIVED ON STATION -- HOWEVER; LAW ENFORCEMENT PILOTS DID NOT GIVE INDICATION OF A TFR OR OF ANY ISSUE WITH OUR OPERATION ON STATION. AFTER COMPLETING THE PHOTO MISSION I RETURNED TO MY BASE AND LANDED. UPON RETURN TO MY BASE -- I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE OTHER PILOTS THAT WAS ALSO ON STATION IN ZZZ HAD RECEIVED COMS FROM ATC IN REGARD TO VIOLATING A TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT THERE WERE NO PUBLISHED OR CURRENT TFR'S IN EFFECT THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND.

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

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