Small aircraft unauthorized and inadvertent penetration of R2515.

Attributes
ACN	144451
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhv
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : edw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 260 flight time type : 212
ASRS Report	144451
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed mojave, ca, with 20 KT winds, gusting to 30 plus. On climb out, noticed VOR's not indicating properly. Set up VFR course following ca, highway 14 (I thought) towards palmdale, ca, and began to troubleshoot VOR settings while maintaining course during climb visually. On reaching 6500' MSL, I recycled all avionics, to include transponder, and began to get readings and obs deflections on tuning. Once over 'palmdale' I realized that I had followed the highway to edwards auxiliary north base rather than palmdale. I then climbed to 8500' and proceeded direct to the lancaster VOR and then the rest of the way to vny and eventually to long beach. This involved the incursion into the restr area 2515. This incident could have been avoided had I requested flight following from edwards immediately after lifting off of mojave but after getting bounced around quite a bit on takeoff and finding 'squirrelly vors' I spent too much time getting them working and insufficient time insuring my position. I did get my flight plan opened but that's as far as I got until realizing how far afield I had strayed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA UNAUTH AND INADVERTENT PENETRATION OF R2515.

Narrative: DEPARTED MOJAVE, CA, WITH 20 KT WINDS, GUSTING TO 30 PLUS. ON CLBOUT, NOTICED VOR'S NOT INDICATING PROPERLY. SET UP VFR COURSE FOLLOWING CA, HIGHWAY 14 (I THOUGHT) TOWARDS PALMDALE, CA, AND BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT VOR SETTINGS WHILE MAINTAINING COURSE DURING CLB VISUALLY. ON REACHING 6500' MSL, I RECYCLED ALL AVIONICS, TO INCLUDE TRANSPONDER, AND BEGAN TO GET READINGS AND OBS DEFLECTIONS ON TUNING. ONCE OVER 'PALMDALE' I REALIZED THAT I HAD FOLLOWED THE HIGHWAY TO EDWARDS AUX N BASE RATHER THAN PALMDALE. I THEN CLBED TO 8500' AND PROCEEDED DIRECT TO THE LANCASTER VOR AND THEN THE REST OF THE WAY TO VNY AND EVENTUALLY TO LONG BEACH. THIS INVOLVED THE INCURSION INTO THE RESTR AREA 2515. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD I REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING FROM EDWARDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING OFF OF MOJAVE BUT AFTER GETTING BOUNCED AROUND QUITE A BIT ON TKOF AND FINDING 'SQUIRRELLY VORS' I SPENT TOO MUCH TIME GETTING THEM WORKING AND INSUFFICIENT TIME INSURING MY POS. I DID GET MY FLT PLAN OPENED BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS I GOT UNTIL REALIZING HOW FAR AFIELD I HAD STRAYED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.