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Highly experienced 85 yr old pilot of C150 accused of entering P-67 (kennebunkport) prohibited area while on a pleasure flight vehemently denies having done so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 584926 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | special use airspace : p67.prohibited |
| State Reference | ME |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 584926 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
I took a pleasure ride towards gloucester and north to seabrook beach and back. Had my GPS and LORAN on so that I would know where I was at all times plus the latest map shows NOTAM prohibited area P-67 kennebunkport 30 mi. I didn't fly in the prohibited area at all. At seabrook area I was flying towards gloucester when a C172 flew below me towards pease airport. When I got back to beverly the tower gave me a telephone number to call. I called and they told me I had flown into area P-67. It was not my plane, it was the C172 that was flying toward sanford. If I was going to fly into sanford I would have filed a VFR plan. I am 85 yrs old. I didn't call flight service because I saw on tv that a government official would be at kennebunkport for 4 days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HIGHLY EXPERIENCED 85 YR OLD PLT OF C150 ACCUSED OF ENTERING P-67 (KENNEBUNKPORT) PROHIBITED AREA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLT VEHEMENTLY DENIES HAVING DONE SO.
Narrative: I TOOK A PLEASURE RIDE TOWARDS GLOUCESTER AND N TO SEABROOK BEACH AND BACK. HAD MY GPS AND LORAN ON SO THAT I WOULD KNOW WHERE I WAS AT ALL TIMES PLUS THE LATEST MAP SHOWS NOTAM PROHIBITED AREA P-67 KENNEBUNKPORT 30 MI. I DIDN'T FLY IN THE PROHIBITED AREA AT ALL. AT SEABROOK AREA I WAS FLYING TOWARDS GLOUCESTER WHEN A C172 FLEW BELOW ME TOWARDS PEASE ARPT. WHEN I GOT BACK TO BEVERLY THE TWR GAVE ME A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD FLOWN INTO AREA P-67. IT WAS NOT MY PLANE, IT WAS THE C172 THAT WAS FLYING TOWARD SANFORD. IF I WAS GOING TO FLY INTO SANFORD I WOULD HAVE FILED A VFR PLAN. I AM 85 YRS OLD. I DIDN'T CALL FLT SVC BECAUSE I SAW ON TV THAT A GOV OFFICIAL WOULD BE AT KENNEBUNKPORT FOR 4 DAYS.
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.