C172 private pilot inadvertently entered a temporary flight restr area when diverting for WX.

Attributes
ACN	525228
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : zzz.restricted
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 105 flight time type : 105
ASRS Report	525228
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I started out in jvy, identification. At XA45, I filed a flight plan with terra haute FSS to ctj and activated it at XB10. Upon reaching ctj, I refueled, closed that flight plan, filed another flight plan to omn and received a WX briefing for my route (I received a briefing before filing my first flight plan). I knew there were some thunderstorms forming along my route, but I figured if I hit any I could just land and wait it off. On the leg between waycross (ays) and taylor (tay), I noticed the clouds were dropping. I descended below the clouds to stay VFR. Throughout this whole portion of the trip, I had a headwind almost the entire time and I knew that I would need fuel to make it to omn. About 15 mi until tay, I was faced with a wall of thunderstorms. I called mcn FSS to try and find an alternate route or a place to land. I was told (and I visually noticed) that the only way I could go was to the east. So I did that and landed at davis (3j6). There was no fuel or phone. The only other place I could go and stay VFR was st mary's (4j6). I went there and landed. When I got to a phone and called FSS, they told me my mistake. St mary's was in a restr area (temporary) from the national security crisis. I was not informed of this by FSS because I did not plan on going there. A mixture of decision and events on my part and some bad luck caused this. This could have been prevented with better preparation and more contact with ATC. I did not have flight following for the last part of the trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PVT PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AREA WHEN DIVERTING FOR WX.

Narrative: I STARTED OUT IN JVY, ID. AT XA45, I FILED A FLT PLAN WITH TERRA HAUTE FSS TO CTJ AND ACTIVATED IT AT XB10. UPON REACHING CTJ, I REFUELED, CLOSED THAT FLT PLAN, FILED ANOTHER FLT PLAN TO OMN AND RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING FOR MY RTE (I RECEIVED A BRIEFING BEFORE FILING MY FIRST FLT PLAN). I KNEW THERE WERE SOME TSTMS FORMING ALONG MY RTE, BUT I FIGURED IF I HIT ANY I COULD JUST LAND AND WAIT IT OFF. ON THE LEG BTWN WAYCROSS (AYS) AND TAYLOR (TAY), I NOTICED THE CLOUDS WERE DROPPING. I DSNDED BELOW THE CLOUDS TO STAY VFR. THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PORTION OF THE TRIP, I HAD A HEADWIND ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME AND I KNEW THAT I WOULD NEED FUEL TO MAKE IT TO OMN. ABOUT 15 MI UNTIL TAY, I WAS FACED WITH A WALL OF TSTMS. I CALLED MCN FSS TO TRY AND FIND AN ALTERNATE RTE OR A PLACE TO LAND. I WAS TOLD (AND I VISUALLY NOTICED) THAT THE ONLY WAY I COULD GO WAS TO THE E. SO I DID THAT AND LANDED AT DAVIS (3J6). THERE WAS NO FUEL OR PHONE. THE ONLY OTHER PLACE I COULD GO AND STAY VFR WAS ST MARY'S (4J6). I WENT THERE AND LANDED. WHEN I GOT TO A PHONE AND CALLED FSS, THEY TOLD ME MY MISTAKE. ST MARY'S WAS IN A RESTR AREA (TEMPORARY) FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BY FSS BECAUSE I DID NOT PLAN ON GOING THERE. A MIXTURE OF DECISION AND EVENTS ON MY PART AND SOME BAD LUCK CAUSED THIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH BETTER PREPARATION AND MORE CONTACT WITH ATC. I DID NOT HAVE FLT FOLLOWING FOR THE LAST PART OF THE TRIP.

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.