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Pilot reported inadvertently entering restricted area 3002 after changing his destination and losing GPS signal in his portable GPS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1347218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CSG.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPS & Other Satellite Navigation |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 8500 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
A couple hours into the 5 hour flight it became apparent that; given the winds; I would need a fuel stop. I selected thomasville regional airport; tvi; for assurance that they would have fuel available (there are lots of small country airports that may or may not have had fuel or self-serve). At any rate; I changed my destination to tvi in my garmin aera. The new route moved only slightly westward from my original route. I pulled up foreflight and changed the route and didn't see the close proximity my new route came to the restricted area. I turned off foreflight to save the battery for my arrival into ZZZ [originally intended destination]. I lost my GPS signal for the aera for a short time and when it came back up; it revealed that I was somewhat inside the restricted area. By that time; it appeared the most expeditious exit was to just continue straight ahead. The infringement was totally unintentional and somewhat exacerbated by the low light in the cockpit; reviewing with the red flashlight and the untimely temporary loss of GPS signal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported inadvertently entering Restricted Area 3002 after changing his destination and losing GPS signal in his portable GPS.
Narrative: A couple hours into the 5 hour flight it became apparent that; given the winds; I would need a fuel stop. I selected Thomasville Regional Airport; TVI; for assurance that they would have fuel available (There are lots of small country airports that may or may not have had fuel or self-serve). At any rate; I changed my destination to TVI in my Garmin Aera. The new route moved only slightly westward from my original route. I pulled up Foreflight and changed the route and didn't see the close proximity my new route came to the restricted area. I turned off Foreflight to save the battery for my arrival into ZZZ [originally intended destination]. I lost my GPS signal for the Aera for a short time and when it came back up; it revealed that I was somewhat inside the restricted area. By that time; it appeared the most expeditious exit was to just continue straight ahead. The infringement was totally unintentional and somewhat exacerbated by the low light in the cockpit; reviewing with the red flashlight and the untimely temporary loss of GPS signal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.