Helicopter enters restr area without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	309310
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cmk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	309310
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	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:

En route from stamford heliport to monticello (sullivan county) I noticed R5206 depicted on the moving map display and I commented on how helpful that was. Because we were already pretty close to the area and heading right for the middle of it, the PIC did not want to turn a full 90 degrees and alarm the passenger so he opted to cut the corner a little bit. He also commented that it would not be hot this time of yr. Unfortunately, as we were flying directly over what appeared to be a gunnery range, I noticed several people in military uniforms. After checking the chart, I found that the area was active at the time we flew through it. I am a fixed wing pilot who is currently in helicopter training. I think as with most incidents there was multiple causes: 1) increased workload as a result of pilot training and deteriorating WX. 2) decreased assertiveness on my part as a result of a foreign environment. 3) putting the passenger comfort above may be a potential hazard. 4) a little complacency on the highly experienced captain's part, I think was furthered by the fact that this particular restr area is only active for 1 month out of the yr. I think in the future I will try to be more cognizant of airspace and bring it to the captain's attention sooner so that he will have more time to make a decision. I will also voice more of an opinion about unauthorized entry into restr airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI ENTERS RESTR AREA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM STAMFORD HELIPORT TO MONTICELLO (SULLIVAN COUNTY) I NOTICED R5206 DEPICTED ON THE MOVING MAP DISPLAY AND I COMMENTED ON HOW HELPFUL THAT WAS. BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY PRETTY CLOSE TO THE AREA AND HDG RIGHT FOR THE MIDDLE OF IT, THE PIC DID NOT WANT TO TURN A FULL 90 DEGS AND ALARM THE PAX SO HE OPTED TO CUT THE CORNER A LITTLE BIT. HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE HOT THIS TIME OF YR. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE WERE FLYING DIRECTLY OVER WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GUNNERY RANGE, I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN MIL UNIFORMS. AFTER CHKING THE CHART, I FOUND THAT THE AREA WAS ACTIVE AT THE TIME WE FLEW THROUGH IT. I AM A FIXED WING PLT WHO IS CURRENTLY IN HELI TRAINING. I THINK AS WITH MOST INCIDENTS THERE WAS MULTIPLE CAUSES: 1) INCREASED WORKLOAD AS A RESULT OF PLT TRAINING AND DETERIORATING WX. 2) DECREASED ASSERTIVENESS ON MY PART AS A RESULT OF A FOREIGN ENVIRONMENT. 3) PUTTING THE PAX COMFORT ABOVE MAY BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD. 4) A LITTLE COMPLACENCY ON THE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED CAPT'S PART, I THINK WAS FURTHERED BY THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR RESTR AREA IS ONLY ACTIVE FOR 1 MONTH OUT OF THE YR. I THINK IN THE FUTURE I WILL TRY TO BE MORE COGNIZANT OF AIRSPACE AND BRING IT TO THE CAPT'S ATTN SOONER SO THAT HE WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO MAKE A DECISION. I WILL ALSO VOICE MORE OF AN OPINION ABOUT UNAUTH ENTRY INTO 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.