A GA pilot did not carefully read his WAC chart and inadvertently entered restr airspace R3704.

Attributes
ACN	452420
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	452420
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight from greenville, PA, to elizabethtown, ky, landing for fuel. WX was rough and bumpy -- 36-42 KT headwind. Nearing louisville, ky, intending to land at elizabethtown, ky, accidental penetration of R3704 occurred. While I had realized penetration had occurred, I was not concerned because I read the WAC chart (cg-21) and thought the area was an alert area, named goodman 'aa.' below this name was a control tower frequency and runway information. Since it was not my intention to land at the described runway, I failed to read further below where the area is posted R3704. While I now realize my error, this is a situation on the WAC chart cg-21 that I feel lends itself to mislead or invoke a good possibility for mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PLT DID NOT CAREFULLY READ HIS WAC CHART AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE R3704.

Narrative: VFR FLT FROM GREENVILLE, PA, TO ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, LNDG FOR FUEL. WX WAS ROUGH AND BUMPY -- 36-42 KT HEADWIND. NEARING LOUISVILLE, KY, INTENDING TO LAND AT ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, ACCIDENTAL PENETRATION OF R3704 OCCURRED. WHILE I HAD REALIZED PENETRATION HAD OCCURRED, I WAS NOT CONCERNED BECAUSE I READ THE WAC CHART (CG-21) AND THOUGHT THE AREA WAS AN ALERT AREA, NAMED GOODMAN 'AA.' BELOW THIS NAME WAS A CTL TWR FREQ AND RWY INFO. SINCE IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO LAND AT THE DESCRIBED RWY, I FAILED TO READ FURTHER BELOW WHERE THE AREA IS POSTED R3704. WHILE I NOW REALIZE MY ERROR, THIS IS A SIT ON THE WAC CHART CG-21 THAT I FEEL LENDS ITSELF TO MISLEAD OR INVOKE A GOOD POSSIBILITY FOR MISTAKE.

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.