Unauthorized penetration of special use airspace by rotary winged traffic.

Attributes
ACN	292595
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : byr airport : vny
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : byr artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 592 flight time type : 53
ASRS Report	292595
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jan/xx/94 private pilot flew a R22B helicopter into restr airspace over the rose bowl in pasadena, ca, at approximately XX00 local. Pilot was not aware of airspace violation until notified by police helicopter. Pilot then immediately exited said airspace and returned to airport of origin (vny) and contacted pasadena police helicopters. The flight began at approximately XX00 local at (vny) -- primary intention being transit to hawthorne for circuit and hover practice. The secondary intention being overflt of pasadena on the return flight to (vny). (Vny) ATIS bravo and hawthorne ATIS made no mention of airspace restr over pasadena. Pilot failed to contact FSS prior to flight to obtain NOTAMS. The morning of the flight was marked by very clear and calm conditions along intended route. Pilot became complacent enough to rely on ATIS and chart alone for flight planning. Stricter adherence to preflight planning discipline with particular attention paid to obtaining NOTAMS along intended route. And a general improvement in airspace familiarity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE BY ROTARY WINGED TFC.

Narrative: ON JAN/XX/94 PVT PLT FLEW A R22B HELI INTO RESTR AIRSPACE OVER THE ROSE BOWL IN PASADENA, CA, AT APPROX XX00 LCL. PLT WAS NOT AWARE OF AIRSPACE VIOLATION UNTIL NOTIFIED BY POLICE HELI. PLT THEN IMMEDIATELY EXITED SAID AIRSPACE AND RETURNED TO ARPT OF ORIGIN (VNY) AND CONTACTED PASADENA POLICE HELIS. THE FLT BEGAN AT APPROX XX00 LCL AT (VNY) -- PRIMARY INTENTION BEING TRANSIT TO HAWTHORNE FOR CIRCUIT AND HOVER PRACTICE. THE SECONDARY INTENTION BEING OVERFLT OF PASADENA ON THE RETURN FLT TO (VNY). (VNY) ATIS BRAVO AND HAWTHORNE ATIS MADE NO MENTION OF AIRSPACE RESTR OVER PASADENA. PLT FAILED TO CONTACT FSS PRIOR TO FLT TO OBTAIN NOTAMS. THE MORNING OF THE FLT WAS MARKED BY VERY CLR AND CALM CONDITIONS ALONG INTENDED RTE. PLT BECAME COMPLACENT ENOUGH TO RELY ON ATIS AND CHART ALONE FOR FLT PLANNING. STRICTER ADHERENCE TO PREFLT PLANNING DISCIPLINE WITH PARTICULAR ATTN PAID TO OBTAINING NOTAMS ALONG INTENDED RTE. AND A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN AIRSPACE FAMILIARITY.

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.