Narrative:

I studied the sectional and decided that a good destination for my flight would be dnv (danville, il). At this time, I also noted, from memory, the tfr at the newport site. I knew the tfr was there. After preflight, I departed clinton, in (1i7) on runway 36. The C150/U while a good airplane, lacks a little power. While going through climb out, what with watching for traffic, trimming out and flying the plane to pattern altitude, I looked up and noticed the newport facility dead ahead. I immediately turned right to 090 degrees and flew, what I thought, was 8-10 NM east. At that point, I turned left to 360 degrees, thinking I was well away from the tfr. I continued toward dnv. As I approached dnv, I called unicom for an airport advisory: no response. I then announced on the CTAF my intensions to enter the pattern and do a touch-and-go and depart to the south. Upon climb out, dnv tower called and asked my 'north' number, which I gave. He then told me to call springfield approach. Springfield told me to call hulman approach, so they could vector me around the newport site. Springfield also told me to call hulman tower on the phone as soon as I landed at clinton. Hulman approach vectored me back to clinton and I landed. I called hulman and was told of the tfr incursion. The gentleman told me very nicely what I had done and what to do about it. The problem was the fact that although I knew about the tfr, I thought I was much further away from it than I actually was. I thought my eyes were much better than ATC. I was very wrong. I now know that I'm not only not 'bothering' ATC to help me around this and other tfr's, it is my duty. Especially having only flown out of clinton one other time. What can I do to keep this from happening again? Use the system. Because it works, and have a much better view of the airspace and the things in and around it. A simple briefing and contact with ATC would have averted all of this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME C150 PLT PENETRATES THE NEWPORT TFR CTLED BY HULMAN APCH N OF DEP ARPT OF 1I7, IL.

Narrative: I STUDIED THE SECTIONAL AND DECIDED THAT A GOOD DEST FOR MY FLT WOULD BE DNV (DANVILLE, IL). AT THIS TIME, I ALSO NOTED, FROM MEMORY, THE TFR AT THE NEWPORT SITE. I KNEW THE TFR WAS THERE. AFTER PREFLT, I DEPARTED CLINTON, IN (1I7) ON RWY 36. THE C150/U WHILE A GOOD AIRPLANE, LACKS A LITTLE PWR. WHILE GOING THROUGH CLBOUT, WHAT WITH WATCHING FOR TFC, TRIMMING OUT AND FLYING THE PLANE TO PATTERN ALT, I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THE NEWPORT FACILITY DEAD AHEAD. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED R TO 090 DEGS AND FLEW, WHAT I THOUGHT, WAS 8-10 NM E. AT THAT POINT, I TURNED L TO 360 DEGS, THINKING I WAS WELL AWAY FROM THE TFR. I CONTINUED TOWARD DNV. AS I APCHED DNV, I CALLED UNICOM FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY: NO RESPONSE. I THEN ANNOUNCED ON THE CTAF MY INTENSIONS TO ENTER THE PATTERN AND DO A TOUCH-AND-GO AND DEPART TO THE S. UPON CLBOUT, DNV TWR CALLED AND ASKED MY 'N' NUMBER, WHICH I GAVE. HE THEN TOLD ME TO CALL SPRINGFIELD APCH. SPRINGFIELD TOLD ME TO CALL HULMAN APCH, SO THEY COULD VECTOR ME AROUND THE NEWPORT SITE. SPRINGFIELD ALSO TOLD ME TO CALL HULMAN TWR ON THE PHONE AS SOON AS I LANDED AT CLINTON. HULMAN APCH VECTORED ME BACK TO CLINTON AND I LANDED. I CALLED HULMAN AND WAS TOLD OF THE TFR INCURSION. THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME VERY NICELY WHAT I HAD DONE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. THE PROB WAS THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH I KNEW ABOUT THE TFR, I THOUGHT I WAS MUCH FURTHER AWAY FROM IT THAN I ACTUALLY WAS. I THOUGHT MY EYES WERE MUCH BETTER THAN ATC. I WAS VERY WRONG. I NOW KNOW THAT I'M NOT ONLY NOT 'BOTHERING' ATC TO HELP ME AROUND THIS AND OTHER TFR'S, IT IS MY DUTY. ESPECIALLY HAVING ONLY FLOWN OUT OF CLINTON ONE OTHER TIME. WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? USE THE SYS. BECAUSE IT WORKS, AND HAVE A MUCH BETTER VIEW OF THE AIRSPACE AND THE THINGS IN AND AROUND IT. A SIMPLE BRIEFING AND CONTACT WITH ATC WOULD HAVE AVERTED ALL OF THIS.

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.