PA28-180 aircraft on cross country flight without flight plan entered temporary restr area of fire f...

Attributes
ACN	376900
Time
Date	199708
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fim
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 1116 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	376900
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed salem, or, on a return flight to vny. I checked WX for the route, but failed to check NOTAMS prior to departing. I requested flight following from center and received it for the duration of the flight. I stopped at visalia for fuel and the temperature was 104 degrees on the ground. I was anxious to get airborne again and did not take the time to get a briefing prior to departing. Upon reaching a point just north of gorman VOR, I could see the smoke from a large brush fire south of gorman VOR. At that point I asked center if there was any fire fighting activity on my route of flight. I was informed that a lot was going on in front of me. I indicated to center that I would deviate to the west and stay out of the smoke. Upon traveling several mi west of the smoke, I set a course for the fillmore VOR and began a descent out of 9500 ft. When I reached 6000 ft at the 8 mi fix on the fillmore 355 degree radial I was handed of to socal approach. At that point the controller informed me that I was in the middle of a temporary restr area. I was lulled into a false sense of security with 'flight following' and failed to assume responsibility for the flight. The greatest mistake was not getting the latest NOTAMS, second was not requesting more information from center when the conditions of the flight changed. At that point center advised me to stop my descent and continue towards vny on my present course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28-180 ACFT ON XCOUNTRY FLT WITHOUT FLT PLAN ENTERED TEMPORARY RESTR AREA OF FIRE FIGHTING. WHEN IN COM WITH CTR CTLR RPTR WAS NOTIFIED OF FLYING IN THE AREA.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SALEM, OR, ON A RETURN FLT TO VNY. I CHKED WX FOR THE RTE, BUT FAILED TO CHK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTING. I REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING FROM CTR AND RECEIVED IT FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLT. I STOPPED AT VISALIA FOR FUEL AND THE TEMP WAS 104 DEGS ON THE GND. I WAS ANXIOUS TO GET AIRBORNE AGAIN AND DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO GET A BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTING. UPON REACHING A POINT JUST N OF GORMAN VOR, I COULD SEE THE SMOKE FROM A LARGE BRUSH FIRE S OF GORMAN VOR. AT THAT POINT I ASKED CTR IF THERE WAS ANY FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITY ON MY RTE OF FLT. I WAS INFORMED THAT A LOT WAS GOING ON IN FRONT OF ME. I INDICATED TO CTR THAT I WOULD DEVIATE TO THE W AND STAY OUT OF THE SMOKE. UPON TRAVELING SEVERAL MI W OF THE SMOKE, I SET A COURSE FOR THE FILLMORE VOR AND BEGAN A DSCNT OUT OF 9500 FT. WHEN I REACHED 6000 FT AT THE 8 MI FIX ON THE FILLMORE 355 DEG RADIAL I WAS HANDED OF TO SOCAL APCH. AT THAT POINT THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TEMPORARY RESTR AREA. I WAS LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WITH 'FLT FOLLOWING' AND FAILED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FLT. THE GREATEST MISTAKE WAS NOT GETTING THE LATEST NOTAMS, SECOND WAS NOT REQUESTING MORE INFO FROM CTR WHEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE FLT CHANGED. AT THAT POINT CTR ADVISED ME TO STOP MY DSCNT AND CONTINUE TOWARDS VNY ON MY PRESENT COURSE.

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.

PA28-180 aircraft on cross country flight without flight plan entered temporary restr area of fire fighting. When in communication with center controller reporter was notified of flying in the area.