An small aircraft VFR pilot wandered into a restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	242523
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bvl
State Reference	UT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tracon : gua
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	242523
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing provo, could not find slc sectional. Started navigating from L-7,8 IFR chart. Used LORAN to navigation to V32 intxns. Called cedar city radio to determine if r- 6406A was active. He said he was not familiar...look on chart for times. Since IFR charts L-7,8 didn't give times for R-6406A, I tried center 128.55 but couldn't pick them up. I monitored center and tried to navigation around the edge using LORAN. What caused the problem was flying from boulder on VFR charts and when I switched to IFR I misjudged the scale difference and thought 12 NM southeast of bonneville would be ok. I called center and notified of position as soon as I knew I was off course in R-6406A. It would help if IFR charts had a list of areas like VFR charts. Also if the LORAN 'alerted' for restr like it does TCA it would be nice. Lastly, my reluctance to tell FSS I didn't have VFR chart in front of me, please look up times/boundaries for area would have been smart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA VFR PLT WANDERED INTO A RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING PROVO, COULD NOT FIND SLC SECTIONAL. STARTED NAVING FROM L-7,8 IFR CHART. USED LORAN TO NAV TO V32 INTXNS. CALLED CEDAR CITY RADIO TO DETERMINE IF R- 6406A WAS ACTIVE. HE SAID HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR...LOOK ON CHART FOR TIMES. SINCE IFR CHARTS L-7,8 DIDN'T GIVE TIMES FOR R-6406A, I TRIED CTR 128.55 BUT COULDN'T PICK THEM UP. I MONITORED CTR AND TRIED TO NAV AROUND THE EDGE USING LORAN. WHAT CAUSED THE PROB WAS FLYING FROM BOULDER ON VFR CHARTS AND WHEN I SWITCHED TO IFR I MISJUDGED THE SCALE DIFFERENCE AND THOUGHT 12 NM SE OF BONNEVILLE WOULD BE OK. I CALLED CTR AND NOTIFIED OF POS AS SOON AS I KNEW I WAS OFF COURSE IN R-6406A. IT WOULD HELP IF IFR CHARTS HAD A LIST OF AREAS LIKE VFR CHARTS. ALSO IF THE LORAN 'ALERTED' FOR RESTR LIKE IT DOES TCA IT WOULD BE NICE. LASTLY, MY RELUCTANCE TO TELL FSS I DIDN'T HAVE VFR CHART IN FRONT OF ME, PLEASE LOOK UP TIMES/BOUNDARIES FOR AREA WOULD HAVE BEEN SMART.

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.