C170 pilot practicing low level terrain flying enters bird sanctuary.

Attributes
ACN	321391
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jli
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 170
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1090 flight time type : 1040
ASRS Report	321391
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other 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:

Flying too low over the anza borrego national forest and possibly a bird refuge. Correction: check sectional closer to make sure that I am at legal altitude in these areas in future flts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he flies a taildragger, a cessna 170 mostly in idaho. He does a great deal of terrain flying there. He was practicing on terrain flight and was using a new chart. It was after the flight that he noticed new lines for the bird refuge area and felt that they may have clipped the edge of same. He will study the charts more carefully when flying in california.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C170 PLT PRACTICING LOW LEVEL TERRAIN FLYING ENTERS BIRD SANCTUARY.

Narrative: FLYING TOO LOW OVER THE ANZA BORREGO NATIONAL FOREST AND POSSIBLY A BIRD REFUGE. CORRECTION: CHK SECTIONAL CLOSER TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM AT LEGAL ALT IN THESE AREAS IN FUTURE FLTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE FLIES A TAILDRAGGER, A CESSNA 170 MOSTLY IN IDAHO. HE DOES A GREAT DEAL OF TERRAIN FLYING THERE. HE WAS PRACTICING ON TERRAIN FLT AND WAS USING A NEW CHART. IT WAS AFTER THE FLT THAT HE NOTICED NEW LINES FOR THE BIRD REFUGE AREA AND FELT THAT THEY MAY HAVE CLIPPED THE EDGE OF SAME. HE WILL STUDY THE CHARTS MORE CAREFULLY WHEN FLYING IN CALIFORNIA.

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.