GA small aircraft on media photo flight unauthorized penetration of temporary restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	125578
Time
Date	198910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : o ak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3800
ASRS Report	125578
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying newspaper people over the 'cyprus structure', a collapsed section of freeway 880, just east of the bay bridge toll plaza, I was told to climb from my present altitude (1300') to at least 2000' within an far 91.91 restr area. The area extended from the oak 310 degree radial, oak 320 degree radial, from 5-9 DME. I did not know positively where I was as my DME was intermittent. When I did get a lock on, I was outside the area, to the best of my knowledge. The controller chased out 8 other aircraft during various stages of my bay photo recce. The controller asked me what I was doing at that altitude 'did I have clearance' and rather than say that I didn't think I was in the restr area I said I had clearance as I had credentialed press on board. The controller said 'credentialed by who and on who's authority?' my only answer was I'm climbing to 2000'. No other mention was made of the incident during my 3 hours in the bay area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ON MEDIA PHOTO FLT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING NEWSPAPER PEOPLE OVER THE 'CYPRUS STRUCTURE', A COLLAPSED SECTION OF FREEWAY 880, JUST E OF THE BAY BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA, I WAS TOLD TO CLIMB FROM MY PRESENT ALT (1300') TO AT LEAST 2000' WITHIN AN FAR 91.91 RESTR AREA. THE AREA EXTENDED FROM THE OAK 310 DEG RADIAL, OAK 320 DEG RADIAL, FROM 5-9 DME. I DID NOT KNOW POSITIVELY WHERE I WAS AS MY DME WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN I DID GET A LOCK ON, I WAS OUTSIDE THE AREA, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. THE CTLR CHASED OUT 8 OTHER ACFT DURING VARIOUS STAGES OF MY BAY PHOTO RECCE. THE CTLR ASKED ME WHAT I WAS DOING AT THAT ALT 'DID I HAVE CLRNC' AND RATHER THAN SAY THAT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS IN THE RESTR AREA I SAID I HAD CLRNC AS I HAD CREDENTIALED PRESS ON BOARD. THE CTLR SAID 'CREDENTIALED BY WHO AND ON WHO'S AUTHORITY?' MY ONLY ANSWER WAS I'M CLIMBING TO 2000'. NO OTHER MENTION WAS MADE OF THE INCIDENT DURING MY 3 HRS IN THE BAY AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.