Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of restr area.

Attributes
ACN	237616
Time
Date	199303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Route In Use	approach : contact
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	237616
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I accomplished a low altitude grid survey for pronghorn antelope during mar/tue/93. I failed to verify whether the restr areas north of white sands missile range were active at that time. My presence caused the military to abort a mission that was occurring in the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF RESTR AREA.

Narrative: I ACCOMPLISHED A LOW ALT GRID SURVEY FOR PRONGHORN ANTELOPE DURING MAR/TUE/93. I FAILED TO VERIFY WHETHER THE RESTR AREAS N OF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE WERE ACTIVE AT THAT TIME. MY PRESENCE CAUSED THE MIL TO ABORT A MISSION THAT WAS OCCURRING IN 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.