1988-08 · NASA ASRS report 92759
MISREAD CHART AND PENETRATED RESTR AREA.
ON THE MORNING OF 8/SUN/88; I TOOK OFF ON A FLT IN TWIN SMA. AS THIS WAS A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE THAN I NORMALLY FLY; MY FIRST LEG WAS NOT IFR UNTIL I HAD A CHANCE TO FLY SMA TO CHK WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DID NOT. I ALSO WANTED TO CHK THE VOR'S FOR ERRORS. SO; MY FIRST LEG WAS VFR. IN PLOTTING MY FLT ON MY COMMERCIAL CHART; LOW ALT ENRTE CHART 31-32; ALSO DRAWING MY COURSE ON WAC CHART CH-24; I MISREAD THE IDENT FOR RESTR AREA 2914A. I LOOKED UP ALL THE INFO FOR R2917; WHICH STATES ON WAC CH-24 DE FUNIAK SPRINGS; FL; TO 5000' CONTINUOUS ZJX. I ASSUMED I COULD AND DID OVERFLY THE RESTR AREA AT 5500'. UNBEKNOWNST TO ME; I WAS IN R2914A; WHICH IS AT VALPARAISO; FL. ALT IS UNLIMITED EXCLUDE AIRSPACE WITHIN R2917. I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE INTENTIONALLY ENTERED THE AIRSPACE HAD I READ IT CORRECTLY. MY SUGGESTION IS TO REDRAW ALL RESTR AREAS WITH LESS CONFUSION BECAUSE OF MORE THAN 1 IDENT IN EACH BOX. ALSO; WHY HAVE AN AREA YOU CAN OVERFLY AT 5000' INSIDE A RESTR AREA YOU CANNOT FLY OVER AT ALL? IT ONLY ADDS TO CONFUSION.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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