Low time GA pilot on cross-country flight inadvertently penetrates R4809 and R4807, which leads to a...

Attributes
ACN	157936
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tnp
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 170
ASRS Report	157936
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was to be from corona to carson city, nv. The flight plan called for us to skirt around edwards AFB and the restr areas. The person flying the right side was a student pilot. After crossing gorman VOR and asking edwards center for flight following and being politely refused, we were to fly from gorman VOR and pick-up bishop VOR. The student pilot dialed in the wrong VOR and before I noticed the situation we were lost over the restr areas. We were escorted out of the area by fgt Y. After we had landed we were asked for, and gave our names and addresses. When we were picked up I still had over 2 hours of usable fuel so I was not in fear of crashing. Also, I knew I was over the restr area and was trying to figure out the best way out. This experience was very humbling. From now on I will check and rechk all frequencys and navaids along with map chkpoints.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME GA PLT ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATES R4809 AND R4807, WHICH LEADS TO AIR INTERCEPT.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS TO BE FROM CORONA TO CARSON CITY, NV. THE FLT PLAN CALLED FOR US TO SKIRT AROUND EDWARDS AFB AND THE RESTR AREAS. THE PERSON FLYING THE R SIDE WAS A STUDENT PLT. AFTER XING GORMAN VOR AND ASKING EDWARDS CTR FOR FLT FOLLOWING AND BEING POLITELY REFUSED, WE WERE TO FLY FROM GORMAN VOR AND PICK-UP BISHOP VOR. THE STUDENT PLT DIALED IN THE WRONG VOR AND BEFORE I NOTICED THE SITUATION WE WERE LOST OVER THE RESTR AREAS. WE WERE ESCORTED OUT OF THE AREA BY FGT Y. AFTER WE HAD LANDED WE WERE ASKED FOR, AND GAVE OUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES. WHEN WE WERE PICKED UP I STILL HAD OVER 2 HRS OF USABLE FUEL SO I WAS NOT IN FEAR OF CRASHING. ALSO, I KNEW I WAS OVER THE RESTR AREA AND WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY OUT. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS VERY HUMBLING. FROM NOW ON I WILL CHK AND RECHK ALL FREQS AND NAVAIDS ALONG WITH MAP CHKPOINTS.

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.

Low time GA pilot on cross-country flight inadvertently penetrates R4809 and R4807, which leads to air intercept.