Pilot assisting sick passenger penetrates restr area.

Attributes
ACN	185763
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gbn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
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
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	185763
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a flight from stellar airpark (P19) to san I programmed my flight plan in my LORAN unit that would take me south of R2307 over yuma and into san diego area. I had one passenger on board during this trip and she was not a very regular flier of small airplanes. The surface temperatures were above 100 degree F and we started experiencing light turbulence. My passenger began feeling a little upset at this time because of the turbulence. As I flew the aircraft I also attempted to help her condition and find a container because I was afraid she may vomit. I was distraction for several mins and didn't notice the poor and degraded navigation warning on my LORAN unit. During this time I had been holding a heading and keeping a remote CDI unit centered. After getting everything back in order in the airplane, I turned my full attention back to navigation and noticed my LORAN was mi off course and I had penetrated the restr area. I then turned and left the restr area by the most direct route possible. To prevent this from occurring again I am going to relocate my LORAN near the CDI unit or also put a remote warning light near the CDI.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ASSISTING SICK PAX PENETRATES RESTR AREA.

Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT FROM STELLAR AIRPARK (P19) TO SAN I PROGRAMMED MY FLT PLAN IN MY LORAN UNIT THAT WOULD TAKE ME S OF R2307 OVER YUMA AND INTO SAN DIEGO AREA. I HAD ONE PAX ON BOARD DURING THIS TRIP AND SHE WAS NOT A VERY REGULAR FLIER OF SMALL AIRPLANES. THE SURFACE TEMPS WERE ABOVE 100 DEG F AND WE STARTED EXPERIENCING LIGHT TURB. MY PAX BEGAN FEELING A LITTLE UPSET AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE TURB. AS I FLEW THE ACFT I ALSO ATTEMPTED TO HELP HER CONDITION AND FIND A CONTAINER BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID SHE MAY VOMIT. I WAS DISTR FOR SEVERAL MINS AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE POOR AND DEGRADED NAV WARNING ON MY LORAN UNIT. DURING THIS TIME I HAD BEEN HOLDING A HDG AND KEEPING A REMOTE CDI UNIT CENTERED. AFTER GETTING EVERYTHING BACK IN ORDER IN THE AIRPLANE, I TURNED MY FULL ATTN BACK TO NAV AND NOTICED MY LORAN WAS MI OFF COURSE AND I HAD PENETRATED THE RESTR AREA. I THEN TURNED AND LEFT THE RESTR AREA BY THE MOST DIRECT RTE POSSIBLE. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN I AM GOING TO RELOCATE MY LORAN NEAR THE CDI UNIT OR ALSO PUT A REMOTE WARNING LIGHT NEAR THE CDI.

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.