Small aircraft pilot penetrates prohibited area.

Attributes
ACN	187351
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ene
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	187351
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Planning route some time ago, from beverly (bvy) to biddeford (B29), using a sectional and saw that it was just barely clear of prohibited area. So on the night in question, I plugged in the identify for biddeford into the LORAN, and it showed its usual course of 037 degree, so I flew along the course at a cruise altitude of 3500 ft. At approximately 15 mi south of B19 I started descending. It didn't seem to mean much that the LORAN was indicating that B19 was at bearing 033 degree. Never thought I would be inside P67. Once on the ground, the airport manager told me portland tower (pwm) wanted me to call them. They said I was at 2500 ft inside P67. The ceiling of it is 3000 ft (which I was aware of). I made the mistake because after the LORAN showed its usual course I didn't give P67 another thought, even though I deviated from only 4 degree in the wrong direction. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he would send a second copy of report due to post office damage of original. Failed to do so even after second follow up callback.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT PENETRATES PROHIBITED AREA.

Narrative: PLANNING RTE SOME TIME AGO, FROM BEVERLY (BVY) TO BIDDEFORD (B29), USING A SECTIONAL AND SAW THAT IT WAS JUST BARELY CLR OF PROHIBITED AREA. SO ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION, I PLUGGED IN THE IDENT FOR BIDDEFORD INTO THE LORAN, AND IT SHOWED ITS USUAL COURSE OF 037 DEG, SO I FLEW ALONG THE COURSE AT A CRUISE ALT OF 3500 FT. AT APPROX 15 MI S OF B19 I STARTED DSNDING. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MEAN MUCH THAT THE LORAN WAS INDICATING THAT B19 WAS AT BEARING 033 DEG. NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE INSIDE P67. ONCE ON THE GND, THE ARPT MGR TOLD ME PORTLAND TWR (PWM) WANTED ME TO CALL THEM. THEY SAID I WAS AT 2500 FT INSIDE P67. THE CEILING OF IT IS 3000 FT (WHICH I WAS AWARE OF). I MADE THE MISTAKE BECAUSE AFTER THE LORAN SHOWED ITS USUAL COURSE I DIDN'T GIVE P67 ANOTHER THOUGHT, EVEN THOUGH I DEVIATED FROM ONLY 4 DEG IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE WOULD SEND A SECOND COPY OF RPT DUE TO POST OFFICE DAMAGE OF ORIGINAL. FAILED TO DO SO EVEN AFTER SECOND FOLLOW UP CALLBACK.

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.