Small aircraft using LORAN navigation enters restr area.

Attributes
ACN	244919
Time
Date	199306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sav
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 750
ASRS Report	244919
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After flying almost 2 hours of a 2.5 hour flight from orl to tbr direct using a LORAN, I flew into an active restr area. The LORAN indicated I should have been several mi south of the area. Prior to this, my mode C became inoperative and I was spending a great deal of time with my attention inside the cockpit. I believe the distraction caused by the failure of the mode C and the degree to which I depended on the LORAN for my position were the causes for my entering the restr area. To ensure this doesn't happen again, I believe a pilot should keep track of his position with more than 1 system such as a VOR, ADF, or the long used pilotage and dead reckoning. But most importantly, a pilot should not let himself be distracted from his first duty, that of flying the plane

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA USING LORAN NAV ENTERS RESTR AREA.

Narrative: AFTER FLYING ALMOST 2 HRS OF A 2.5 HR FLT FROM ORL TO TBR DIRECT USING A LORAN, I FLEW INTO AN ACTIVE RESTR AREA. THE LORAN INDICATED I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MI S OF THE AREA. PRIOR TO THIS, MY MODE C BECAME INOP AND I WAS SPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WITH MY ATTN INSIDE THE COCKPIT. I BELIEVE THE DISTR CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE MODE C AND THE DEG TO WHICH I DEPENDED ON THE LORAN FOR MY POS WERE THE CAUSES FOR MY ENTERING THE RESTR AREA. TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, I BELIEVE A PLT SHOULD KEEP TRACK OF HIS POS WITH MORE THAN 1 SYS SUCH AS A VOR, ADF, OR THE LONG USED PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A PLT SHOULD NOT LET HIMSELF BE DISTRACTED FROM HIS FIRST DUTY, THAT OF FLYING THE PLANE

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.