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C172 pilot reported confusion regarding a restricted area that was subject to an 'altitude reservation' procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1364069 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NHK.TRACON |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 5400 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Receiving flight following from patuxent approach. [I] was cruising at 3;000 feet when controller advised that I was about one mile from penetrating a restricted area. I was told to turn to a heading of 090 and vectored away from R-4006. I did not penetrate the restricted area. After landing; I confirmed my understanding that R-4006 begins at 3;500 feet to FL250. As I was cruising at 3;000 feet; I did not understand. I contacted patuxent via land line and was advised that an 'altitude reservation' was in effect; extending the restricted area to the surface. I did receive a standard weather briefing prior to the flight and there was no mention of an 'altitude reservation'. If I would not have chosen to receive a standard briefing; I would have been unaware of the altitude reservation and would have penetrated restricted airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported confusion regarding a restricted area that was subject to an 'Altitude Reservation' procedure.
Narrative: Receiving flight following from Patuxent Approach. [I] was cruising at 3;000 feet when Controller advised that I was about one mile from penetrating a restricted area. I was told to turn to a heading of 090 and vectored away from R-4006. I did not penetrate the restricted area. After landing; I confirmed my understanding that R-4006 begins at 3;500 feet to FL250. As I was cruising at 3;000 feet; I did not understand. I contacted Patuxent via land line and was advised that an 'Altitude Reservation' was in effect; extending the restricted area to the surface. I did receive a standard weather briefing prior to the flight and there was no mention of an 'Altitude Reservation'. If I would not have chosen to receive a standard briefing; I would have been unaware of the Altitude Reservation and would have penetrated restricted airspace.
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.