<< >> NASA ASRS Report 526601, September 2001

Cessna 177 pilot flew a round robin short flight and took off again was then notified over local unicom that all VFR flts were suspended under a temporary flight restr NOTAM.

Attributes
ACN	526601
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 840 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	526601
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2 (unicom op)
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I'm a truck driver and was on the road during the terrorist attacks. I knew there was a ban on flight but heard on a.M. Radio that the ban had been lifted. I got home late at night on sep/sat/01 and got up next morning and could hear planes flying. I went to the airport which is 3 miles from my house and got my plane out of hangar and flew out to my farm strip and landed. I then took off and flew back to ZZZ and landed. At that time I took a friend up and as soon as I took off the FBO called me on 122.8 and asked if I knew there was a ban on VFR flight. I said I didn't and landed immediately and put my plane back in hangar. I had my transponder on 1200. It was a clear day and I was not going more than 10 miles from airport and didn't check NOTAMS. I made a mistake and I'm very sorry.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 177 PLT FLEW A ROUND ROBIN SHORT FLT AND TOOK OFF AGAIN WAS THEN NOTIFIED OVER LOCAL UNICOM THAT ALL VFR FLTS WERE SUSPENDED UNDER A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR NOTAM.

Narrative: I'M A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS ON THE ROAD DURING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS. I KNEW THERE WAS A BAN ON FLT BUT HEARD ON A.M. RADIO THAT THE BAN HAD BEEN LIFTED. I GOT HOME LATE AT NIGHT ON SEP/SAT/01 AND GOT UP NEXT MORNING AND COULD HEAR PLANES FLYING. I WENT TO THE ARPT WHICH IS 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND GOT MY PLANE OUT OF HANGAR AND FLEW OUT TO MY FARM STRIP AND LANDED. I THEN TOOK OFF AND FLEW BACK TO ZZZ AND LANDED. AT THAT TIME I TOOK A FRIEND UP AND AS SOON AS I TOOK OFF THE FBO CALLED ME ON 122.8 AND ASKED IF I KNEW THERE WAS A BAN ON VFR FLT. I SAID I DIDN'T AND LANDED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT MY PLANE BACK IN HANGAR. I HAD MY XPONDER ON 1200. IT WAS A CLR DAY AND I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 10 MILES FROM ARPT AND DIDN'T CHECK NOTAMS. I MADE A MISTAKE AND I'M VERY SORRY.

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.