A C180 pilot violated special use airspace in the form of, P40/right-4009.

Attributes
ACN	540277
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7150 flight time type : 3900
ASRS Report	540277
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Left ZZZ, us after asking FSS by radio if any enhanced, prohibited or restr areas still in effect, mentioning route to northeast and specified ZZZ1, us. Not told of any. I had been told that P40 would revert to original specifications on 3/fri/02. It appears that was wrong as was told later we intruded. Our course was hagerstown VOR to lancaster VOR which should have kept us approximately 8.5 NM north of P40. We didn't get much help from FSS. Neither l-chart nor VFR sectional shows this. The GPS, with current software, also failed to show us to be in it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C180 PLT VIOLATED SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE IN THE FORM OF, P40/R-4009.

Narrative: LEFT ZZZ, US AFTER ASKING FSS BY RADIO IF ANY ENHANCED, PROHIBITED OR RESTR AREAS STILL IN EFFECT, MENTIONING RTE TO NE AND SPECIFIED ZZZ1, US. NOT TOLD OF ANY. I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT P40 WOULD REVERT TO ORIGINAL SPECS ON 3/FRI/02. IT APPEARS THAT WAS WRONG AS WAS TOLD LATER WE INTRUDED. OUR COURSE WAS HAGERSTOWN VOR TO LANCASTER VOR WHICH SHOULD HAVE KEPT US APPROX 8.5 NM N OF P40. WE DIDN'T GET MUCH HELP FROM FSS. NEITHER L-CHART NOR VFR SECTIONAL SHOWS THIS. THE GPS, WITH CURRENT SOFTWARE, ALSO FAILED TO SHOW US TO BE IN IT.

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.