An small aircraft pilot departed his home base for a short VFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	524884
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : use.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	524884
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : #2 fbo-personnel
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 9/sat/01 I flew my taylorcraft to a private airstrip 20 miles southwest of my home base. Upon returning back to my home base I was informed, by the FBO, that the airspace was still closed to VFR flying. I had been watching tv coverage of the ny bombing and noted that 'air travel had resumed.' I had observed aircraft flying all day on 9/fri/01. The FBO was not yet open slightly before XA00, my takeoff time. I did not call FSS because ws was perfect and the short nature of the flight. I should have called FSS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE FOR A SHORT VFR FLT.

Narrative: ON 9/SAT/01 I FLEW MY TAYLORCRAFT TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 20 MILES SW OF MY HOME BASE. UPON RETURNING BACK TO MY HOME BASE I WAS INFORMED, BY THE FBO, THAT THE AIRSPACE WAS STILL CLOSED TO VFR FLYING. I HAD BEEN WATCHING TV COVERAGE OF THE NY BOMBING AND NOTED THAT 'AIR TRAVEL HAD RESUMED.' I HAD OBSERVED ACFT FLYING ALL DAY ON 9/FRI/01. THE FBO WAS NOT YET OPEN SLIGHTLY BEFORE XA00, MY TAKEOFF TIME. I DID NOT CALL FSS BECAUSE WS WAS PERFECT AND THE SHORT NATURE OF THE FLT. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FSS.

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.