A C180 pilot violated the dca tfr.

Attributes
ACN	546465
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon tracon : iad.tracon tower : atl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	546465
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : unable other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received clearance to operate within the washington class B from dulles TRACON. Was assigned headings and vectored around the east side of iad. Handed off to washington TRACON who continued to assign headings. Winds were computed to be approximately 250FT at 69 KTS. Assigned heading of 190 degrees resulted in ground track of 165 degrees. Washington assigned new headings as needed. Became concerned about position relative to the washington 15 NM tfr. Tuned me to dca and noted position was 15.1 NM. Adjusted heading but not before reaching 14.8 NM DME. At no time did dca TRACON issue any advisory or warning about encroaching on the tfr. No doubt the strong winds contributed to this. I should have been paying more attention to the tfr boundary. But operating in class B airspace and receiving assigned headings and altitudes provided a false sense of assured tfr avoidance. Operating VFR outside of class B airspace and receiving flight following, ATC is very proactive in providing instructions to avoid other active restr airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C180 PLT VIOLATED THE DCA TFR.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC TO OPERATE WITHIN THE WASHINGTON CLASS B FROM DULLES TRACON. WAS ASSIGNED HEADINGS AND VECTORED AROUND THE E SIDE OF IAD. HANDED OFF TO WASHINGTON TRACON WHO CONTINUED TO ASSIGN HEADINGS. WINDS WERE COMPUTED TO BE APPROX 250FT AT 69 KTS. ASSIGNED HEADING OF 190 DEGS RESULTED IN GND TRACK OF 165 DEGS. WASHINGTON ASSIGNED NEW HEADINGS AS NEEDED. BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT POS RELATIVE TO THE WASHINGTON 15 NM TFR. TUNED ME TO DCA AND NOTED POS WAS 15.1 NM. ADJUSTED HEADING BUT NOT BEFORE REACHING 14.8 NM DME. AT NO TIME DID DCA TRACON ISSUE ANY ADVISORY OR WARNING ABOUT ENCROACHING ON THE TFR. NO DOUBT THE STRONG WINDS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN TO THE TFR BOUNDARY. BUT OPERATING IN CLASS B AIRSPACE AND RECEIVING ASSIGNED HEADINGS AND ALTS PROVIDED A FALSE SENSE OF ASSURED TFR AVOIDANCE. OPERATING VFR OUTSIDE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE AND RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING, ATC IS VERY PROACTIVE IN PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID OTHER ACTIVE RESTR 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.