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A cessna 172 on a photo mission had inadvertently entered and exited a special restr airspace. Pilot was not aware of recent NOTAM on special airspace restrs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529332 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 529332 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry airspace violation : exit other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication FAA Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
At or about XA00 I was assigned to fly a photo mission. The photographer advised me that a local government entity had contracted with him to photograph property along the YYY river. This required me to over fly the WWW bridge. I asked the photographer if this had been coordinated. He stated to the affirmative. Several mins later the photographer advised me 'well they may not know I'm doing this today at this time.' we had overflown the north end of the WWW bridge, 3 maybe 4 times. The whole flight from engine start to engine shutdown was 0.8 hours. I should have verified before departure. However, this photographer was former military and I made the assumption he would have properly coordinated. 911 dispatch called, as a city police officer noticed my orbit pattern. He was sensitive to the bridge hoax alert. I have advised all other pilots here to call our county dispatcher and advise them of mission required near bridges. I called all police agencies to advise them of the total mission profile. I was told the FAA was called.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CESSNA 172 ON A PHOTO MISSION HAD INADVERTENTLY ENTERED AND EXITED A SPECIAL RESTR AIRSPACE. PLT WAS NOT AWARE OF RECENT NOTAM ON SPECIAL AIRSPACE RESTRS.
Narrative: AT OR ABOUT XA00 I WAS ASSIGNED TO FLY A PHOTO MISSION. THE PHOTOGRAPHER ADVISED ME THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY HAD CONTRACTED WITH HIM TO PHOTOGRAPH PROPERTY ALONG THE YYY RIVER. THIS REQUIRED ME TO OVER FLY THE WWW BRIDGE. I ASKED THE PHOTOGRAPHER IF THIS HAD BEEN COORDINATED. HE STATED TO THE AFFIRMATIVE. SEVERAL MINS LATER THE PHOTOGRAPHER ADVISED ME 'WELL THEY MAY NOT KNOW I'M DOING THIS TODAY AT THIS TIME.' WE HAD OVERFLOWN THE N END OF THE WWW BRIDGE, 3 MAYBE 4 TIMES. THE WHOLE FLT FROM ENGINE START TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS 0.8 HRS. I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED BEFORE DEPARTURE. HOWEVER, THIS PHOTOGRAPHER WAS FORMER MILITARY AND I MADE THE ASSUMPTION HE WOULD HAVE PROPERLY COORDINATED. 911 DISPATCH CALLED, AS A CITY POLICE OFFICER NOTICED MY ORBIT PATTERN. HE WAS SENSITIVE TO THE BRIDGE HOAX ALERT. I HAVE ADVISED ALL OTHER PLTS HERE TO CALL OUR COUNTY DISPATCHER AND ADVISE THEM OF MISSION REQUIRED NEAR BRIDGES. I CALLED ALL POLICE AGENCIES TO ADVISE THEM OF THE TOTAL MISSION PROFILE. I WAS TOLD THE FAA WAS CALLED.
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.