A PA30 pilot drifted from a direct routing and entered a restr area near jax.

Attributes
ACN	521082
Time
Date	200108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : monia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : v441.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	521082
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While sbound on V441 ssw of the monia intersection I was cleared direct to the ocala VOR. This shortcut took me through active restr airspace (R-2904A and R-2903A). At the time I received the clearance I did not question jax approach about the airspace status. I made the assumption that because I was IFR that positive separation would be provided by ATC. However, when I was right smack north the middle of R-2903A I heard the controller advising another aircraft that R-2903A and R-2904A were active. ATC never said anything to me and I'm not even sure if I did anything wrong. I must admit that I should have asked ATC about the airspace status ahead of entering it. I was more concerned with an autoplt malfunction that prevented me from coupling the autoplt with my navigation radios. This, combined with a crosswind from the west made my ground track drift to the east, (perhaps more than ATC anticipated).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA30 PLT DRIFTED FROM A DIRECT ROUTING AND ENTERED A RESTR AREA NEAR JAX.

Narrative: WHILE SBOUND ON V441 SSW OF THE MONIA INTXN I WAS CLRED DIRECT TO THE OCALA VOR. THIS SHORTCUT TOOK ME THROUGH ACTIVE RESTR AIRSPACE (R-2904A AND R-2903A). AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE CLRNC I DID NOT QUESTION JAX APCH ABOUT THE AIRSPACE STATUS. I MADE THE ASSUMPTION THAT BECAUSE I WAS IFR THAT POSITIVE SEPARATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BY ATC. HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS RIGHT SMACK N THE MIDDLE OF R-2903A I HEARD THE CTLR ADVISING ANOTHER ACFT THAT R-2903A AND R-2904A WERE ACTIVE. ATC NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO ME AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF I DID ANYTHING WRONG. I MUST ADMIT THAT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED ATC ABOUT THE AIRSPACE STATUS AHEAD OF ENTERING IT. I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH AN AUTOPLT MALFUNCTION THAT PREVENTED ME FROM COUPLING THE AUTOPLT WITH MY NAV RADIOS. THIS, COMBINED WITH A XWIND FROM THE W MADE MY GND TRACK DRIFT TO THE E, (PERHAPS MORE THAN ATC ANTICIPATED).

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.