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Pilot of a grumman american cheetah, AA5, penetrated a restr area during a VFR flight en route to an adjacent airport. Approach controller advised him of his error after reporter checked in for advisories and to announce his position in the area. He was then given vector headings out of the restr area and on to his nearby destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mrh |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nkt |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 401270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR instrument flight plan from columbia, sc, to mrh, when I canceled IFR over the ilm VOR to go the rest of the way VFR. The myrtle beach airport control suggested following the beach up its coast to mrh which I did and tried to stay 3 mi offshore. When I checked in with cherry point approach control on 124.1 they said I had violated their airspace at R-5306C. I had misjudged the distance offshore of my aircraft relative to the 3 mi limit. At this point they gave me vectors to go east out to sea and then a vector back to the northwest to get to mrh. I was instructed to call the cherry point controller supervisor which I did upon landing and apologized for the inadvertent incursion into their airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A GRUMMAN AMERICAN CHEETAH, AA5, PENETRATED A RESTR AREA DURING A VFR FLT ENRTE TO AN ADJACENT ARPT. APCH CTLR ADVISED HIM OF HIS ERROR AFTER RPTR CHKED IN FOR ADVISORIES AND TO ANNOUNCE HIS POS IN THE AREA. HE WAS THEN GIVEN VECTOR HEADINGS OUT OF THE RESTR AREA AND ON TO HIS NEARBY DEST.
Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR INST FLT PLAN FROM COLUMBIA, SC, TO MRH, WHEN I CANCELED IFR OVER THE ILM VOR TO GO THE REST OF THE WAY VFR. THE MYRTLE BEACH ARPT CTL SUGGESTED FOLLOWING THE BEACH UP ITS COAST TO MRH WHICH I DID AND TRIED TO STAY 3 MI OFFSHORE. WHEN I CHKED IN WITH CHERRY POINT APCH CTL ON 124.1 THEY SAID I HAD VIOLATED THEIR AIRSPACE AT R-5306C. I HAD MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE OFFSHORE OF MY ACFT RELATIVE TO THE 3 MI LIMIT. AT THIS POINT THEY GAVE ME VECTORS TO GO E OUT TO SEA AND THEN A VECTOR BACK TO THE NW TO GET TO MRH. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE CHERRY POINT CTLR SUPERVISOR WHICH I DID UPON LNDG AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE INADVERTENT INCURSION INTO THEIR 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.