A C172 pilot after landing at destination airport informed that VFR flight was restricted

Attributes
ACN	524858
Time
Date	200109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 06n.airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	524858
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : kfwn personnel
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 9/thu/01 at XA00 I took off from randall airport, middletown, ny, under the mistaken belief that the ban put on flying had been lifted at XA00. My destination was sussex airport, nj, only 20 mins flying time away. The purpose of my flight was pleasure, to attend to a minor avionics problem at sussex and a cup of coffee. There was absolutely no urgency for this flight. I hadn't flown 9/tue/01 or on 9/wed/01 due to the ban. As I approached sussex airport which is uncontrolled I inquired several times as to the active runway. There was no response which is not unusual for sussex. The sole runway was not crossed out. The airport was open as far as I could determine. When I landed I learned that the ban had indeed not been lifted. I had my aircraft tied-down at sussex and returned home in a borrowed vehicle (in 35 mins to indicate how close apart the two airports are). As a native new yorker I was shocked and saddened by the events in lower manhattan. Never would I have knowingly violated a ban on private flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT AFTER LNDG AT DEST ARPT INFORMED THAT VFR FLT WAS RESTRICTED

Narrative: ON 9/THU/01 AT XA00 I TOOK OFF FROM RANDALL ARPT, MIDDLETOWN, NY, UNDER THE MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT THE BAN PUT ON FLYING HAD BEEN LIFTED AT XA00. MY DESTINATION WAS SUSSEX ARPT, NJ, ONLY 20 MINS FLYING TIME AWAY. THE PURPOSE OF MY FLT WAS PLEASURE, TO ATTEND TO A MINOR AVIONICS PROB AT SUSSEX AND A CUP OF COFFEE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO URGENCY FOR THIS FLT. I HADN'T FLOWN 9/TUE/01 OR ON 9/WED/01 DUE TO THE BAN. AS I APCHED SUSSEX ARPT WHICH IS UNCONTROLLED I INQUIRED SEVERAL TIMES AS TO THE ACTIVE RWY. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR SUSSEX. THE SOLE RWY WAS NOT CROSSED OUT. THE ARPT WAS OPEN AS FAR AS I COULD DETERMINE. WHEN I LANDED I LEARNED THAT THE BAN HAD INDEED NOT BEEN LIFTED. I HAD MY ACFT TIED-DOWN AT SUSSEX AND RETURNED HOME IN A BORROWED VEHICLE (IN 35 MINS TO INDICATE HOW CLOSE APART THE TWO ARPTS ARE). AS A NATIVE NEW YORKER I WAS SHOCKED AND SADDENED BY THE EVENTS IN LOWER MANHATTAN. NEVER WOULD I HAVE KNOWINGLY VIOLATED A BAN ON PRIVATE FLYING.

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.