When his primary source of nav data; an ipad/efb became unusable due to heat and/or exposure to dire...

Attributes
ACN	1100537
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	L65.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Electronic Flt Bag (EFB)
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 600
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types

Narrative:

I was proceeding to cno to refuel prior to returning to my home field. I was navigating VFR using the current los angeles tac charts loaded on my ipad as a reference. I wanted to stay well out of march AFB airspace. Shortly after takeoff my ipad overheated and before I could refer to my backup charts I inadvertently flew through a parachute operating area. There were no conflicts. Cno advised me of this and requested I better check my charts for this area in the future. No telephone numbers were issued for me to respond further. As a professional pilot I would advise having backup charts immediately available. In the future I would better prepare myself for a flight through an area I am not completely familiar with even though the conditions are cavok. Also in this era of electronic devices being used such as ipads; I would take care to not let them be exposed to direct sunlight and possible overheating leading to shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: When his primary source of Nav Data; an iPad/EFB became unusable due to heat and/or exposure to direct sunlight; the pilot of a C-182 flew through a charted and active sky diving area enroute to his destination.

Narrative: I was proceeding to CNO to refuel prior to returning to my home field. I was navigating VFR using the current Los Angeles TAC charts loaded on my iPad as a reference. I wanted to stay well out of March AFB airspace. Shortly after takeoff my iPad overheated and before I could refer to my backup charts I inadvertently flew through a parachute operating area. There were no conflicts. CNO advised me of this and requested I better check my charts for this area in the future. No telephone numbers were issued for me to respond further. As a professional pilot I would advise having backup charts immediately available. In the future I would better prepare myself for a flight through an area I am not completely familiar with even though the conditions are CAVOK. Also in this era of electronic devices being used such as iPads; I would take care to not let them be exposed to direct sunlight and possible overheating leading to shutdown.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

When his primary source of nav data; an ipad/efb became unusable due to heat and/or exposure to direct sunlight; the pilot of a C-182 flew through a charted and active sky diving area enroute to his destination.