Law enforcement helicopters penetrate tfr when relocating for maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	543621
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : huf.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : huf.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : huf.tower
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Iroquois 204 (Huey)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 310
ASRS Report	543621
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed 05C en route to huf. Huf was a fuel stop for a flight of 2 helicopters, with a final destination of cps. Both of these aircraft, oh-58 and UH1-H, are owned and operated by the sheriff's department. The purpose of this flight was for transportation of the UH1-H to cps for maintenance. Prior to departure, I obtained a route briefing via duats on the internet. I found that there was an area of restr in the newport, indiana area. I wrote down coordinates for the tfr area and entered them into the aircraft GPS and made a waypoint labeled as 'newtn.' I maintained visual and radio contact with the lead aircraft and when he told me he was nearing the town of newport, I checked the GPS and discovered that the distance from the waypoint would place it south of huf. I saw that the lead aircraft was near a large factory and northeast of a small town (believed to be newport). When I got to the area of the factory, I flew southeast before flying toward huf. Human error in writing down and programming the incorrect coordinates for the newport, indiana tfr area was the contributing factor. As I was approximately 30 mi from khul, the lead aircraft radioed me and advised me that huf tower had assigned me a squawk code and that I needed to contact them. I entered that squawk code and contacted huf tower with my location and intention to land. I was advised to contact the tower upon landing, which I immediately did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAW ENFORCEMENT HELIS PENETRATE TFR WHEN RELOCATING FOR MAINT.

Narrative: I DEPARTED 05C ENRTE TO HUF. HUF WAS A FUEL STOP FOR A FLT OF 2 HELIS, WITH A FINAL DEST OF CPS. BOTH OF THESE ACFT, OH-58 AND UH1-H, ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLT WAS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF THE UH1-H TO CPS FOR MAINT. PRIOR TO DEP, I OBTAINED A RTE BRIEFING VIA DUATS ON THE INTERNET. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN AREA OF RESTR IN THE NEWPORT, INDIANA AREA. I WROTE DOWN COORDINATES FOR THE TFR AREA AND ENTERED THEM INTO THE ACFT GPS AND MADE A WAYPOINT LABELED AS 'NEWTN.' I MAINTAINED VISUAL AND RADIO CONTACT WITH THE LEAD ACFT AND WHEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS NEARING THE TOWN OF NEWPORT, I CHKED THE GPS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DISTANCE FROM THE WAYPOINT WOULD PLACE IT S OF HUF. I SAW THAT THE LEAD ACFT WAS NEAR A LARGE FACTORY AND NE OF A SMALL TOWN (BELIEVED TO BE NEWPORT). WHEN I GOT TO THE AREA OF THE FACTORY, I FLEW SE BEFORE FLYING TOWARD HUF. HUMAN ERROR IN WRITING DOWN AND PROGRAMMING THE INCORRECT COORDINATES FOR THE NEWPORT, INDIANA TFR AREA WAS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. AS I WAS APPROX 30 MI FROM KHUL, THE LEAD ACFT RADIOED ME AND ADVISED ME THAT HUF TWR HAD ASSIGNED ME A SQUAWK CODE AND THAT I NEEDED TO CONTACT THEM. I ENTERED THAT SQUAWK CODE AND CONTACTED HUF TWR WITH MY LOCATION AND INTENTION TO LAND. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE TWR UPON LNDG, WHICH I IMMEDIATELY DID.

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.