Narrative:

Heading north, approximately 15-20 NM south of titusville, fl, and in contact with dab approach, I heard another pilot request for a 'NASA tour.' I inquired with control about the 'tour' and he told me to fly a northwest heading (I believe 060 degrees) and that I would be turned over to NASA tower for instructions for a fly-by. Moments later, after staying on the assigned heading and keeping my squawk, I was told to contact NASA tower, which I did. I was asked by NASA tower my location and was told I was too far to the east of X68, which was the airport I was to do a low approach. I believe I was told to descend to no lower than 500 ft for the low approach. Not realizing how far to the east I was from X68 for the low approach, the assigned heading from dab approach brought me into the xmr airspace and R2532/2933 at approximately 2000 ft. After NASA tower gave me an appropriate heading. I proceeded on course for the low approach at X68 and after I was handed back to dab approach. If ever in a situation like this again, I would be more diligent in knowing what my objective was and exactly where I will be flying by checking my charts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C206 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE AND A CLASS D ARPT CTL AREA AFTER GIVEN A HDG FROM APCH CTL FOR A 'TOUR' OF A GOV FACILITY. THE GOV TWR CTLR PROVIDED FLT ASSISTANCE VIA HDG TO HIS FACILITY FOR AN OVERHEAD PASS.

Narrative: HDG N, APPROX 15-20 NM S OF TITUSVILLE, FL, AND IN CONTACT WITH DAB APCH, I HEARD ANOTHER PLT REQUEST FOR A 'NASA TOUR.' I INQUIRED WITH CTL ABOUT THE 'TOUR' AND HE TOLD ME TO FLY A NW HDG (I BELIEVE 060 DEGS) AND THAT I WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO NASA TWR FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FLY-BY. MOMENTS LATER, AFTER STAYING ON THE ASSIGNED HDG AND KEEPING MY SQUAWK, I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NASA TWR, WHICH I DID. I WAS ASKED BY NASA TWR MY LOCATION AND WAS TOLD I WAS TOO FAR TO THE E OF X68, WHICH WAS THE ARPT I WAS TO DO A LOW APCH. I BELIEVE I WAS TOLD TO DSND TO NO LOWER THAN 500 FT FOR THE LOW APCH. NOT REALIZING HOW FAR TO THE E I WAS FROM X68 FOR THE LOW APCH, THE ASSIGNED HDG FROM DAB APCH BROUGHT ME INTO THE XMR AIRSPACE AND R2532/2933 AT APPROX 2000 FT. AFTER NASA TWR GAVE ME AN APPROPRIATE HDG. I PROCEEDED ON COURSE FOR THE LOW APCH AT X68 AND AFTER I WAS HANDED BACK TO DAB APCH. IF EVER IN A SIT LIKE THIS AGAIN, I WOULD BE MORE DILIGENT IN KNOWING WHAT MY OBJECTIVE WAS AND EXACTLY WHERE I WILL BE FLYING BY CHKING MY CHARTS.

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.