A small aircraft pilot violated the tfr involving a power plant.

Attributes
ACN	546401
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : zzz.vortac
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : zzzz.airway
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	546401
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I failed to get NOTAMS on restr airspace during preflight preparations. On a VFR flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1 I contacted ZZZ approach for flight following. Approach issued squawk code. At the time of initial contact, I was not in the temporary restr area. It took aprox 3 mins for approach to issue 'radar contact'. The controller stated that I was in a temporary flight restr area and issued a vector of 360 degrees. The controller stated that the restriction was due to a plant. After the flight, I tried to determine the area in relation to my flight path, I could not verify if I had actually entered the restr area, which is 5000 AGL and 5 NM on the XXX degree radial ZZZ and 23 NM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMA PLT VIOLATED THE TFR INVOLVING A PWR PLANT.

Narrative: I FAILED TO GET NOTAMS ON RESTR AIRSPACE DURING PREFLT PREPARATIONS. ON A VFR FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 I CONTACTED ZZZ APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. APCH ISSUED SQUAWK CODE. AT THE TIME OF INITIAL CONTACT, I WAS NOT IN THE TEMPORARY RESTR AREA. IT TOOK APROX 3 MINS FOR APCH TO ISSUE 'RADAR CONTACT'. THE CTLR STATED THAT I WAS IN A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AREA AND ISSUED A VECTOR OF 360 DEGS. THE CTLR STATED THAT THE RESTRICTION WAS DUE TO A PLANT. AFTER THE FLT, I TRIED TO DETERMINE THE AREA IN RELATION TO MY FLT PATH, I COULD NOT VERIFY IF I HAD ACTUALLY ENTERED THE RESTR AREA, WHICH IS 5000 AGL AND 5 NM ON THE XXX DEG RADIAL ZZZ AND 23 NM.

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.