Pilot deviation. Unauthorized uncoord penetration of restr airspace.

Attributes
ACN	361630
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vps airport : dst
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : vps
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	approach : visual enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	361630
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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 other

Narrative:

In sum: the reporter had not been to dst, fl, for 10 yrs. As part of preflight planning, the reporter called the FBO at dst and obtained new VFR charts to study. The day of departure, the reporter noted that arrival delays were occurring for IFR flts due to expected WX from the west, and went VFR, with good visibility at altitude. The WX was good the south of eglin field and dst. The reporter headed that way near a restr area and it was cavu. The reporter monitored tyndall and eglin approach control en route. The reporter went down to 1000 ft for the approach to dst from the south, and was then monitoring eglin tower, WX was 6 mi visibility at dst with a 1200 ft ceiling. Eglin was worse. In setting up for the landing, the reporter noticed that dst airport is part of the eglin airport page and not part of the R2914G corridor. Different altitude floors and different procedures for east/west versus north/south corridors. The reporter's error was not comprehending the VFR chart in detail, completely ignoring the reverse side regarding radio communication procedures and the white panel under the corridors. The reporter failed to understand all the legends on the chart and should have communicated with tyndall and eglin approach control as the legend says even if it entailed filing IFR and getting into some nasty WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV. UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF RESTR AIRSPACE.

Narrative: IN SUM: THE RPTR HAD NOT BEEN TO DST, FL, FOR 10 YRS. AS PART OF PREFLT PLANNING, THE RPTR CALLED THE FBO AT DST AND OBTAINED NEW VFR CHARTS TO STUDY. THE DAY OF DEP, THE RPTR NOTED THAT ARR DELAYS WERE OCCURRING FOR IFR FLTS DUE TO EXPECTED WX FROM THE W, AND WENT VFR, WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AT ALT. THE WX WAS GOOD THE S OF EGLIN FIELD AND DST. THE RPTR HEADED THAT WAY NEAR A RESTR AREA AND IT WAS CAVU. THE RPTR MONITORED TYNDALL AND EGLIN APCH CTL ENRTE. THE RPTR WENT DOWN TO 1000 FT FOR THE APCH TO DST FROM THE S, AND WAS THEN MONITORING EGLIN TWR, WX WAS 6 MI VISIBILITY AT DST WITH A 1200 FT CEILING. EGLIN WAS WORSE. IN SETTING UP FOR THE LNDG, THE RPTR NOTICED THAT DST ARPT IS PART OF THE EGLIN ARPT PAGE AND NOT PART OF THE R2914G CORRIDOR. DIFFERENT ALT FLOORS AND DIFFERENT PROCS FOR E/W VERSUS N/S CORRIDORS. THE RPTR'S ERROR WAS NOT COMPREHENDING THE VFR CHART IN DETAIL, COMPLETELY IGNORING THE REVERSE SIDE REGARDING RADIO COM PROCS AND THE WHITE PANEL UNDER THE CORRIDORS. THE RPTR FAILED TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE LEGENDS ON THE CHART AND SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH TYNDALL AND EGLIN APCH CTL AS THE LEGEND SAYS EVEN IF IT ENTAILED FILING IFR AND GETTING INTO SOME NASTY WX.

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.