Small aircraft tows banner in NOTAM airspace during special interest activity sporting event.

Attributes
ACN	148774
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 06c
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	148774
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Banner tow over NOTAM area. We flew twice on saturday and once the following sunday over the golf course and later learned a NOTAM was issued not to over fly during the 'special interest activity' at that golf course. Because we flew from 06C, a distance of less than 5 mi, no WX briefing was obtained. Since we were flying in the vicinity of our base airport, we could 'see' the WX and did not legally need a briefing. In the future, when NOTAMS are available weeks and months in advance, a mailing should be made by the local GADO to all airports and pilots of the special activities on the local area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TOWS BANNER IN NOTAM AIRSPACE DURING SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY SPORTING EVENT.

Narrative: BANNER TOW OVER NOTAM AREA. WE FLEW TWICE ON SATURDAY AND ONCE THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY OVER THE GOLF COURSE AND LATER LEARNED A NOTAM WAS ISSUED NOT TO OVER FLY DURING THE 'SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY' AT THAT GOLF COURSE. BECAUSE WE FLEW FROM 06C, A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 5 MI, NO WX BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED. SINCE WE WERE FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF OUR BASE ARPT, WE COULD 'SEE' THE WX AND DID NOT LEGALLY NEED A BRIEFING. IN THE FUTURE, WHEN NOTAMS ARE AVAILABLE WKS AND MONTHS IN ADVANCE, A MAILING SHOULD BE MADE BY THE LCL GADO TO ALL ARPTS AND PLTS OF THE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ON THE LCL AREA.

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.