Pilot of biplane on pleasure flight identified a national park sign, exited area expeditiously.

Attributes
ACN	162171
Time
Date	199011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hst airport : tmb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	162171
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My sectional was blown away during flight in my open cockpit biplane shortly after takeoff. My intention was to fly to florida bay and return to tmb. I noticed a large paved road going east and west, I turned to follow it westward to see what it lead to. As I approached a group of buildings I idented a sign as a park service sign at which point I immediately turned my aircraft southeast and departed the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BIPLANE ON PLEASURE FLT IDENTIFIED A NATIONAL PARK SIGN, EXITED AREA EXPEDITIOUSLY.

Narrative: MY SECTIONAL WAS BLOWN AWAY DURING FLT IN MY OPEN COCKPIT BIPLANE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. MY INTENTION WAS TO FLY TO FLORIDA BAY AND RETURN TO TMB. I NOTICED A LARGE PAVED ROAD GOING E AND W, I TURNED TO FOLLOW IT WESTWARD TO SEE WHAT IT LEAD TO. AS I APCHED A GROUP OF BUILDINGS I IDENTED A SIGN AS A PARK SVC SIGN AT WHICH POINT I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY ACFT SE AND DEPARTED THE 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.