A B35 pilot violated the restr airspace involving a research center.

Attributes
ACN	529042
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	529042
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
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	Airspace Structure FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at ZZZ, ground control advised me to call ZZZ approach. ZZZ informed me that I had clipped a restr area near a research lab. I told approach that I was aware of the restr area and had diverted to the east to avoid it. He restated that I had clipped it. Re-examining my approach to ZZZ I discovered that area abc as called out in the NOTAM was actually restr area r-xyz on the sectional. Nowhere on the sectional or in the map's legend is there a correlation between area abc and r-xyz. This condition added an element of ambiguity to the bulletin. Why wasn't r-xyz called out in the bulletin. Also, the use of a NAVAID would have been a much clrer method of identifying the center of a restr area using a radial and mileage, as opposed to calling out 9 miles east of research lab to an area that could not be identified to the original description (area abc). Naviad's are typically used to identify airspace boundaries -- why not in this instance?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B35 PLT VIOLATED THE RESTR AIRSPACE INVOLVING A RESEARCH CTR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT ZZZ, GND CTL ADVISED ME TO CALL ZZZ APCH. ZZZ INFORMED ME THAT I HAD CLIPPED A RESTR AREA NEAR A RESEARCH LAB. I TOLD APCH THAT I WAS AWARE OF THE RESTR AREA AND HAD DIVERTED TO THE E TO AVOID IT. HE RESTATED THAT I HAD CLIPPED IT. RE-EXAMINING MY APCH TO ZZZ I DISCOVERED THAT AREA ABC AS CALLED OUT IN THE NOTAM WAS ACTUALLY RESTR AREA R-XYZ ON THE SECTIONAL. NOWHERE ON THE SECTIONAL OR IN THE MAP'S LEGEND IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN AREA ABC AND R-XYZ. THIS CONDITION ADDED AN ELEMENT OF AMBIGUITY TO THE BULLETIN. WHY WASN'T R-XYZ CALLED OUT IN THE BULLETIN. ALSO, THE USE OF A NAVAID WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH CLRER METHOD OF IDENTIFYING THE CTR OF A RESTR AREA USING A RADIAL AND MILEAGE, AS OPPOSED TO CALLING OUT 9 MILES EAST OF RESEARCH LAB TO AN AREA THAT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED TO THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (AREA ABC). NAVIAD'S ARE TYPICALLY USED TO IDENT AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES -- WHY NOT IN THIS INSTANCE?

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.