The crew of a fire fighting aircraft violated the restr airspace around a nuclear power plant.

Attributes
ACN	529000
Time
Date	200111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 11500
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	other : 137
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 820
ASRS Report	529000
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 101 flight time total : 8420 flight time type : 2258
ASRS Report	528999
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Through communication with ATC, we understand we flew through a tfr which was established around a nuclear power plant facility on nov/thu/01 at approximately XA00 hours local time. We were cruising at 11,500 ft MSL with a cloud deck below us in VFR conditions. Utilizing a world aeronautical chart, we were unable to decipher the location of nuclear facilities. In the future, we will utilize ATC with flight following services or an IFR flight plan to prevent this occurrence. This tfr incursion was inadvertent. Further, reception of the NOTAMS from flight service did not include the location(south) of nuclear power plants.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CREW OF A FIRE FIGHTING ACFT VIOLATED THE RESTR AIRSPACE AROUND A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.

Narrative: THROUGH COM WITH ATC, WE UNDERSTAND WE FLEW THROUGH A TFR WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED AROUND A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT FACILITY ON NOV/THU/01 AT APPROX XA00 HRS LOCAL TIME. WE WERE CRUISING AT 11,500 FT MSL WITH A CLOUD DECK BELOW US IN VFR CONDITIONS. UTILIZING A WORLD AERO CHART, WE WERE UNABLE TO DECIPHER THE LOCATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES. IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL UTILIZE ATC WITH FLT FOLLOWING SVCS OR AN IFR FLT PLAN TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE. THIS TFR INCURSION WAS INADVERTENT. FURTHER, RECEPTION OF THE NOTAMS FROM FLT SVC DID NOT INCLUDE THE LOCATION(S) OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.

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.