A seaplane instructor and student violated special use airspace.

Attributes
ACN	543406
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Maule Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Eagle (F-15)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	543406
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately 10 miles sse of the ZZZ airport, I was instructing a student, and asked the student to do a number of steep turns for practice. All of a sudden we noticed 2 F15's come close to us. We stopped our flight training and immediately headed wnw toward the ZZZ1 airport. Unknown to us, we had strayed into a 'temporary flight restr area' as stated in a NOTAM. In any case, ZZZ tower advised for us to land immediately. I informed ZZZ that we couldn't land as we were a floatplane without wheels, but would land at ZZZ2 airport. A large group of officials were there to meet us. I apologized to all of them and told them I was unaware of the temperature flight restr and would never have violated the restr hand I known of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SEAPLANE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT VIOLATED SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT APPROX 10 MILES SSE OF THE ZZZ ARPT, I WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT, AND ASKED THE STUDENT TO DO A NUMBER OF STEEP TURNS FOR PRACTICE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE NOTICED 2 F15'S COME CLOSE TO US. WE STOPPED OUR FLT TRAINING AND IMMEDIATELY HEADED WNW TOWARD THE ZZZ1 ARPT. UNKNOWN TO US, WE HAD STRAYED INTO A 'TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AREA' AS STATED IN A NOTAM. IN ANY CASE, ZZZ TWR ADVISED FOR US TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. I INFORMED ZZZ THAT WE COULDN'T LAND AS WE WERE A FLOATPLANE WITHOUT WHEELS, BUT WOULD LAND AT ZZZ2 ARPT. A LARGE GROUP OF OFFICIALS WERE THERE TO MEET US. I APOLOGIZED TO ALL OF THEM AND TOLD THEM I WAS UNAWARE OF THE TEMP FLT RESTR AND WOULD NEVER HAVE VIOLATED THE RESTR HAND I KNOWN OF 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.