A CFI, teaching in an R-44, inadvertently entered the tfr over disneyland, ca.

Attributes
ACN	577104
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ful.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound upper : 5076 msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ful.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Robinson R44
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 1200
ASRS Report	577104
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was supposed to be a training flight, but my student showed up with his children and wanted to do a scenic flight instead. I was already at the helicopter when my student arrived, finishing the preflight. We took off and headed from el monte toward santa monica. My first mistake, which could have prevented the whole incident, was not calling FSS for a briefing. I flew down the shoreline from santa monica to long beach. My student told me rather than go to long beach for training, he wanted to continue the scenic flight. We continued down the shoreline to the huntington beach pier, and then turned northbound. I decided to show the kids disneyland from the air on the way back to el monte, completely unaware there was a tfr in effect. When I contacted fullerton tower for a transition through their airspace, they told me about the tfr. It was a mistake that should not have happened, and could have been prevented with 1 simple phone call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI, TEACHING IN AN R-44, INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE TFR OVER DISNEYLAND, CA.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TRAINING FLT, BUT MY STUDENT SHOWED UP WITH HIS CHILDREN AND WANTED TO DO A SCENIC FLT INSTEAD. I WAS ALREADY AT THE HELI WHEN MY STUDENT ARRIVED, FINISHING THE PREFLT. WE TOOK OFF AND HEADED FROM EL MONTE TOWARD SANTA MONICA. MY FIRST MISTAKE, WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE WHOLE INCIDENT, WAS NOT CALLING FSS FOR A BRIEFING. I FLEW DOWN THE SHORELINE FROM SANTA MONICA TO LONG BEACH. MY STUDENT TOLD ME RATHER THAN GO TO LONG BEACH FOR TRAINING, HE WANTED TO CONTINUE THE SCENIC FLT. WE CONTINUED DOWN THE SHORELINE TO THE HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER, AND THEN TURNED NBOUND. I DECIDED TO SHOW THE KIDS DISNEYLAND FROM THE AIR ON THE WAY BACK TO EL MONTE, COMPLETELY UNAWARE THERE WAS A TFR IN EFFECT. WHEN I CONTACTED FULLERTON TWR FOR A TRANSITION THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE, THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE TFR. IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, AND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH 1 SIMPLE PHONE CALL.

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.