Unauthorized uncoord penetration of airspace. Proximity of restr area.

Attributes
ACN	272335
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nid
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tracon : nid tower : slc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	272335
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 94 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	272058
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

3-man crew (mission commander -- pilot, copilot/observer, and observer) was engaged in surveillance flight (civil air patrol/customs/dea surveillance) along ca/nv border. Flight was to be diverted towards porterville, ca. Due to thunderstorm activity over the sierras (south of mt whitney) flight was paralleling mountain chain on east side and along the west side of the china lake restr area. Very turbulence. Back seat crew member became ill.due to his age and health, I thought he might aspirate and actually be in grave danger. I turned aircraft over to a low time pilot (94 hours PIC). He was not familiar with current navigation situation and tried to keep aircraft level and move away from turbulence near mountain chain. While I was otherwise occupied, he violated the china lake restr area. Very turbulent. As soon as I was able, I took control of the aircraft and realized we had flown through the restr area. I then called joshua approach and told them about the medical emergency. I was asked to call upon landing. Supplemental information from acn 272058: attempting to hold direct flight to vgt heading 078. Not taking into full account the winds aloft, strayed into R-2505 space. Discovered mistake by recontacting joshua approach. Level flight away from ridge near sierras settled down the gi distress of pilot and later the passenger improved as well. As a low time pilot, I feel responsible for actions and learned a valuable lesson in avoidance of restr airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

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

Narrative: 3-MAN CREW (MISSION COMMANDER -- PLT, COPLT/OBSERVER, AND OBSERVER) WAS ENGAGED IN SURVEILLANCE FLT (CIVIL AIR PATROL/CUSTOMS/DEA SURVEILLANCE) ALONG CA/NV BORDER. FLT WAS TO BE DIVERTED TOWARDS PORTERVILLE, CA. DUE TO TSTM ACTIVITY OVER THE SIERRAS (S OF MT WHITNEY) FLT WAS PARALLELING MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON E SIDE AND ALONG THE W SIDE OF THE CHINA LAKE RESTR AREA. VERY TURB. BACK SEAT CREW MEMBER BECAME ILL.DUE TO HIS AGE AND HEALTH, I THOUGHT HE MIGHT ASPIRATE AND ACTUALLY BE IN GRAVE DANGER. I TURNED ACFT OVER TO A LOW TIME PLT (94 HRS PIC). HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH CURRENT NAV SIT AND TRIED TO KEEP ACFT LEVEL AND MOVE AWAY FROM TURB NEAR MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WHILE I WAS OTHERWISE OCCUPIED, HE VIOLATED THE CHINA LAKE RESTR AREA. VERY TURBULENT. AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE, I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND REALIZED WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE RESTR AREA. I THEN CALLED JOSHUA APCH AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE MEDICAL EMER. I WAS ASKED TO CALL UPON LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 272058: ATTEMPTING TO HOLD DIRECT FLT TO VGT HDG 078. NOT TAKING INTO FULL ACCOUNT THE WINDS ALOFT, STRAYED INTO R-2505 SPACE. DISCOVERED MISTAKE BY RECONTACTING JOSHUA APCH. LEVEL FLT AWAY FROM RIDGE NEAR SIERRAS SETTLED DOWN THE GI DISTRESS OF PLT AND LATER THE PAX IMPROVED AS WELL. AS A LOW TIME PLT, I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIONS AND LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON IN AVOIDANCE OF RESTR AIRSPACE.

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.