GA small aircraft on VFR flight inadvertently penetrates R4403.

Attributes
ACN	154505
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pcu
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 810 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	154505
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a VFR flight from new to exx I was conversing with new FSS. I did not notice the restr symbol for R4403 until I had possibly over flown the restr area. Having my departure course entered on the map would have prevented this problem with a little study of the map.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ON VFR FLT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATES R4403.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT FROM NEW TO EXX I WAS CONVERSING WITH NEW FSS. I DID NOT NOTICE THE RESTR SYMBOL FOR R4403 UNTIL I HAD POSSIBLY OVER FLOWN THE RESTR AREA. HAVING MY DEP COURSE ENTERED ON THE MAP WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROB WITH A LITTLE STUDY OF THE MAP.

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.