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The private pilot of a light GA aircraft lands at a closed airport, that airport being within a tfr prohibited restr airspace near a power plant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529236 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 529236 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR sectional maps do not show where power plants are. I landed at ZZZ for lunch, airport was closed because it was in a ten mile radius of the power plant. I knew I was not to fly 10 miles from power plants, but how was I to know there was one at destination airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PVT PLT OF A LIGHT GA ACFT LANDS AT A CLOSED ARPT, THAT ARPT BEING WITHIN A TFR PROHIBITED RESTR AIRSPACE NEAR A PWR PLANT.
Narrative: VFR SECTIONAL MAPS DO NOT SHOW WHERE PWR PLANTS ARE. I LANDED AT ZZZ FOR LUNCH, ARPT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS IN A TEN MILE RADIUS OF THE PWR PLANT. I KNEW I WAS NOT TO FLY 10 MILES FROM PWR PLANTS, BUT HOW WAS I TO KNOW THERE WAS ONE AT DEST ARPT.
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.