Pilot of PA30 twin comanche enters P40 on flight from elizabethton, tn, to harrisburg, PA.

Attributes
ACN	405890
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mrb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	405890
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight plan from elizabethton, tn, to harrisburg, PA. Upon landing, I was asked to call a phone number which turned out to be the guard house at camp david, md. I was xferred to a secret service agent. He said an aircraft was spotted overhead and tracked to harrisburg. The area in question is P40 and R4009. I set my navigation radios to avoid P40 on the northwest side. Being late at night, visual avoidance was not possible. It is possible that the rmb VOR radials are inaccurate, causing me to penetrate P40 inadvertently.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PA30 TWIN COMANCHE ENTERS P40 ON FLT FROM ELIZABETHTON, TN, TO HARRISBURG, PA.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM ELIZABETHTON, TN, TO HARRISBURG, PA. UPON LNDG, I WAS ASKED TO CALL A PHONE NUMBER WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE GUARD HOUSE AT CAMP DAVID, MD. I WAS XFERRED TO A SECRET SVC AGENT. HE SAID AN ACFT WAS SPOTTED OVERHEAD AND TRACKED TO HARRISBURG. THE AREA IN QUESTION IS P40 AND R4009. I SET MY NAV RADIOS TO AVOID P40 ON THE NW SIDE. BEING LATE AT NIGHT, VISUAL AVOIDANCE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RMB VOR RADIALS ARE INACCURATE, CAUSING ME TO PENETRATE P40 INADVERTENTLY.

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.