C177 entered tfr near lex at 5500 ft without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	620600
Time
Date	200405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lex.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 58 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 58
ASRS Report	620800
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

I was advised by FAA that I violated a tfr near richmond, ky. It was my intention to fly west of the tfr and to be above it at 6000 ft. Pilot error caused me to violate the tfr as it was reported to me that they recorded me on radar at 5500 ft over the tfr. I have flown the route twice since the occurrence and taken the necessary steps to ensure I do not violate it again. So you can see by my hours, I am a new pilot. Also, I now use flight following for all my cross country flts, get tfr/WX briefings prior to flts, an added step to avoid this happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 ENTERED TFR NEAR LEX AT 5500 FT WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS ADVISED BY FAA THAT I VIOLATED A TFR NEAR RICHMOND, KY. IT WAS MY INTENTION TO FLY W OF THE TFR AND TO BE ABOVE IT AT 6000 FT. PLT ERROR CAUSED ME TO VIOLATE THE TFR AS IT WAS RPTED TO ME THAT THEY RECORDED ME ON RADAR AT 5500 FT OVER THE TFR. I HAVE FLOWN THE RTE TWICE SINCE THE OCCURRENCE AND TAKEN THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE I DO NOT VIOLATE IT AGAIN. SO YOU CAN SEE BY MY HRS, I AM A NEW PLT. ALSO, I NOW USE FLT FOLLOWING FOR ALL MY XCOUNTRY FLTS, GET TFR/WX BRIEFINGS PRIOR TO FLTS, AN ADDED STEP TO AVOID THIS HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.