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C180 pilot discovers, upon return from a photo mission flight, that a restr NOTAM was issued for the area that was not in place at the time of departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fai.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 526358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I received a phone call from a friend at the newspaper who wanted to take some aerial photos. I told him I would fly him if there was no NOTAM for airspace restr. I would check and phone him back. I called the fairbanks, FSS and was informed there was no NOTAM, so we met at the airport and took off in about 40 mins. We flew to the area and maintained 1000 to 1200 ft AGL and circled to take pictures. I was very careful not to go below 1000 ft AGL and not fly within 1500 ft of anything on the ground. Later that day, I found out they had issued a NOTAM closing the airspace below 4000 ft MSL, but the FSS person did not know what time the NOTAM was issued. In the future, I will continue to check and see if there is an airspace closure issued prior to approaching such an area. There was no intent on my part to violate the FARS and I feel I took steps not to have a problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C180 PLT DISCOVERS, UPON RETURN FROM A PHOTO MISSION FLT, THAT A RESTR NOTAM WAS ISSUED FOR THE AREA THAT WAS NOT IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF DEP.
Narrative: I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND AT THE NEWSPAPER WHO WANTED TO TAKE SOME AERIAL PHOTOS. I TOLD HIM I WOULD FLY HIM IF THERE WAS NO NOTAM FOR AIRSPACE RESTR. I WOULD CHECK AND PHONE HIM BACK. I CALLED THE FAIRBANKS, FSS AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO NOTAM, SO WE MET AT THE ARPT AND TOOK OFF IN ABOUT 40 MINS. WE FLEW TO THE AREA AND MAINTAINED 1000 TO 1200 FT AGL AND CIRCLED TO TAKE PICTURES. I WAS VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GO BELOW 1000 FT AGL AND NOT FLY WITHIN 1500 FT OF ANYTHING ON THE GND. LATER THAT DAY, I FOUND OUT THEY HAD ISSUED A NOTAM CLOSING THE AIRSPACE BELOW 4000 FT MSL, BUT THE FSS PERSON DID NOT KNOW WHAT TIME THE NOTAM WAS ISSUED. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL CONTINUE TO CHK AND SEE IF THERE IS AN AIRSPACE CLOSURE ISSUED PRIOR TO APCHING SUCH AN AREA. THERE WAS NO INTENT ON MY PART TO VIOLATE THE FARS AND I FEEL I TOOK STEPS NOT TO HAVE A PROB.
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.