Narrative:

Departed ont VFR for fat. Socal approach approved VFR on course, we crossed directly over pmd on a heading of about 295 degrees then over wjf on about the same heading, the copilot and myself both felt we were clear of the restr area 2506 and the MOA bakersfield. The controller came on and said we were about to enter the restr area although the GPS indicated we were about 3-5 mi outside of the restr area. She suggested a 20-30 degree left turn to remain clear which we did, then a few mi later she said we were 'out' of the restr area and could resume our own navigation. We were confused because we were told to make the turn to remain clear. As I said the copilot and I both still think we were clear of the area as well as the GPS. In our capacity as a DOD contractor we enter this area all the time to go into edwards and china lake.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMT TURBOPROP INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED A RESTR AREA.

Narrative: DEPARTED ONT VFR FOR FAT. SOCAL APCH APPROVED VFR ON COURSE, WE CROSSED DIRECTLY OVER PMD ON A HDG OF ABOUT 295 DEGS THEN OVER WJF ON ABOUT THE SAME HDG, THE COPLT AND MYSELF BOTH FELT WE WERE CLR OF THE RESTR AREA 2506 AND THE MOA BAKERSFIELD. THE CTLR CAME ON AND SAID WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER THE RESTR AREA ALTHOUGH THE GPS INDICATED WE WERE ABOUT 3-5 MI OUTSIDE OF THE RESTR AREA. SHE SUGGESTED A 20-30 DEG L TURN TO REMAIN CLR WHICH WE DID, THEN A FEW MI LATER SHE SAID WE WERE 'OUT' OF THE RESTR AREA AND COULD RESUME OUR OWN NAV. WE WERE CONFUSED BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE THE TURN TO REMAIN CLR. AS I SAID THE COPLT AND I BOTH STILL THINK WE WERE CLR OF THE AREA AS WELL AS THE GPS. IN OUR CAPACITY AS A DOD CONTRACTOR WE ENTER THIS AREA ALL THE TIME TO GO INTO EDWARDS AND CHINA LAKE.

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.