Pilot of a small aircraft sel erroneously entered restr airspace.

Attributes
ACN	271611
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psx
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	271611
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon arrival at rockport, tx, airport, I was called to the telephone to talk to person(south) unknown. Said the radar tracked me from a tethered balloon site near town of palacios, tx. Identified aircraft which came close to an unlighted cable to 15000 ft, as a twin aircraft. I was near the vicinity on V-70 from galveston, tx, airport to the psx (VOR) at or near time frame of incident. Drifted south of airway some short distance. LORAN navigation. (Northstar M-2) was dropping on/off the line. Realizing same, I turned northwest direct to psx (VOR) to check accuracy of navigation equipment. As I did complete this maneuver, the ground observer noted a twin engine aircraft going in the same direction -- allegedly violating a restr area (R-6320) -- coming close to the extended cable. After checking my navigation equipment at psx (VOR) I proceeded outbound direct to rkp on (V-20-70) to my destination. This seems to be a case of misident of an intruder of a restr area. Very serious matter. If I were the intruder - - it was certainly not done intentionally or with premeditation. I am sorry for the incident -- however, if I am the culprit who did violate that airspace, I plead innocence due to my inability to see an unlighted cable allowed to be placed too near an airway, probably less than 1 inch in diameter. I think I was too far removed from (R-6320) to have committed this intrusion, but if I did stray off course that much, it was not premeditated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT ROCKPORT, TX, ARPT, I WAS CALLED TO THE TELEPHONE TO TALK TO PERSON(S) UNKNOWN. SAID THE RADAR TRACKED ME FROM A TETHERED BALLOON SITE NEAR TOWN OF PALACIOS, TX. IDENTIFIED ACFT WHICH CAME CLOSE TO AN UNLIGHTED CABLE TO 15000 FT, AS A TWIN ACFT. I WAS NEAR THE VICINITY ON V-70 FROM GALVESTON, TX, ARPT TO THE PSX (VOR) AT OR NEAR TIME FRAME OF INCIDENT. DRIFTED S OF AIRWAY SOME SHORT DISTANCE. LORAN NAV. (NORTHSTAR M-2) WAS DROPPING ON/OFF THE LINE. REALIZING SAME, I TURNED NW DIRECT TO PSX (VOR) TO CHK ACCURACY OF NAV EQUIP. AS I DID COMPLETE THIS MANEUVER, THE GND OBSERVER NOTED A TWIN ENG ACFT GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION -- ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING A RESTR AREA (R-6320) -- COMING CLOSE TO THE EXTENDED CABLE. AFTER CHKING MY NAV EQUIP AT PSX (VOR) I PROCEEDED OUTBOUND DIRECT TO RKP ON (V-20-70) TO MY DEST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CASE OF MISIDENT OF AN INTRUDER OF A RESTR AREA. VERY SERIOUS MATTER. IF I WERE THE INTRUDER - - IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT DONE INTENTIONALLY OR WITH PREMEDITATION. I AM SORRY FOR THE INCIDENT -- HOWEVER, IF I AM THE CULPRIT WHO DID VIOLATE THAT AIRSPACE, I PLEAD INNOCENCE DUE TO MY INABILITY TO SEE AN UNLIGHTED CABLE ALLOWED TO BE PLACED TOO NEAR AN AIRWAY, PROBABLY LESS THAN 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. I THINK I WAS TOO FAR REMOVED FROM (R-6320) TO HAVE COMMITTED THIS INTRUSION, BUT IF I DID STRAY OFF COURSE THAT MUCH, IT WAS NOT PREMEDITATED.

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.