Banner towing pilot of a C182 inadvertently flew into a temporary flight restr airspace due to lack of notification of the restr airspace during preflight with FAA FSS.

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Attributes
ACN	482820
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	482820
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

Towing a banner from saddy hook, nj, en route to dyl, I noticed 4 helicopters on the football field below a few mi east of princeton, nj. I turned away from the area, recognizing 2 of the choppers' paint markings. I radioed the aircraft that was following 30 mins behind me and told him to alter his course to avoid the area. Less than 40 mins prior to this, I had been in contact with millville FSS for a briefing along that exact route of flight. They offered no information regarding any temporary flight restr. When I got back to our FBO, I was contacted by a government agency. They told me there was a temporary flight restr in that area. I told them I had gotten a briefing, and there was no mention of an area closed to air traffic. I then called FSS back, and they still had no mention of a flight restr anywhere in that area. I think this could have been avoided by the timely dissemination of this type of information by FSS to pilots. The government agency could also check that this information gets into the system after they issue a NOTAM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BANNER TOWING PLT OF A C182 INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AIRSPACE DUE TO LACK OF NOTIFICATION OF THE RESTR AIRSPACE DURING PREFLT WITH FAA FSS.

Narrative: TOWING A BANNER FROM SADDY HOOK, NJ, ENRTE TO DYL, I NOTICED 4 HELIS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD BELOW A FEW MI E OF PRINCETON, NJ. I TURNED AWAY FROM THE AREA, RECOGNIZING 2 OF THE CHOPPERS' PAINT MARKINGS. I RADIOED THE ACFT THAT WAS FOLLOWING 30 MINS BEHIND ME AND TOLD HIM TO ALTER HIS COURSE TO AVOID THE AREA. LESS THAN 40 MINS PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MILLVILLE FSS FOR A BRIEFING ALONG THAT EXACT RTE OF FLT. THEY OFFERED NO INFO REGARDING ANY TEMPORARY FLT RESTR. WHEN I GOT BACK TO OUR FBO, I WAS CONTACTED BY A GOV AGENCY. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR IN THAT AREA. I TOLD THEM I HAD GOTTEN A BRIEFING, AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF AN AREA CLOSED TO AIR TFC. I THEN CALLED FSS BACK, AND THEY STILL HAD NO MENTION OF A FLT RESTR ANYWHERE IN THAT AREA. I THINK THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF THIS TYPE OF INFO BY FSS TO PLTS. THE GOV AGENCY COULD ALSO CHK THAT THIS INFO GETS INTO THE SYS AFTER THEY ISSUE A NOTAM.

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.