On approach to ZZZ, pilot is advised that the airspace is still closed.

Attributes
ACN	524414
Time
Date	200109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : military pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 11500
ASRS Report	524414
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On final approach to ZZZ, us, for a practice touch and go, we were informed by an unidentified voice on the radio that the airspace was still closed due to the national emergency. Our flight was from one uncontrolled airport to another one. I had contacted the office of the airport manager at another uncontrolled airport to see when the airspace was expected to open and was told the plan was for XA00 am local time. All the news reports confirmed that schedule until I left home for the flight. The schedule was changed after that. As soon as we were informed that the airspace was still closed, we returned to our departure point, approximately 10 min. I never would have made the takeoff if I had known the airspace was still closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON APCH TO ZZZ, PLT IS ADVISED THAT THE AIRSPACE IS STILL CLOSED.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO ZZZ, US, FOR A PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO, WE WERE INFORMED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED VOICE ON THE RADIO THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS STILL CLOSED DUE TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY. OUR FLT WAS FROM ONE UNCONTROLLED ARPT TO ANOTHER ONE. I HAD CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT ANOTHER UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT TO SEE WHEN THE AIRSPACE WAS EXPECTED TO OPEN AND WAS TOLD THE PLAN WAS FOR XA00 AM LOCAL TIME. ALL THE NEWS RPTS CONFIRMED THAT SCHEDULE UNTIL I LEFT HOME FOR THE FLT. THE SCHEDULE WAS CHANGED AFTER THAT. AS SOON AS WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS STILL CLOSED, WE RETURNED TO OUR DEP POINT, APPROX 10 MIN. I NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE THE TKOF IF I HAD KNOWN THE AIRSPACE WAS STILL CLOSED.

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.