An AA5 pilot violated a tfr involving a power plant.

Attributes
ACN	529571
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 550 flight time total : 13200
ASRS Report	529571
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
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 Airspace Structure FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 11/sun/01, returning VFR from YYY to XXX enroute via ZZZ area. Inadvertently encroach on temporary restr area near ZZZ. On 11/fri/01 enroute from XXX to YYY I was able to bypass successfully this area. On return. 11/sun/01 I felt with GPS that I had bypassed ZZZ by flying north around area. I contacted ZZZ approach and was told I was 18 mi northwest of ZZZ when given a squawk number. I did not intentionally encroach into this airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AA5 PLT VIOLATED A TFR INVOLVING A PWR PLANT.

Narrative: ON 11/SUN/01, RETURNING VFR FROM YYY TO XXX ENROUTE VIA ZZZ AREA. INADVERTENTLY ENCROACH ON TEMPORARY RESTR AREA NEAR ZZZ. ON 11/FRI/01 ENROUTE FROM XXX TO YYY I WAS ABLE TO BYPASS SUCCESSFULLY THIS AREA. ON RETURN. 11/SUN/01 I FELT WITH GPS THAT I HAD BYPASSED ZZZ BY FLYING N AROUND AREA. I CONTACTED ZZZ APCH AND WAS TOLD I WAS 18 MI NW OF ZZZ WHEN GIVEN A SQUAWK NUMBER. I DID NOT INTENTIONALLY ENCROACH INTO THIS AIRSPACE.

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.