Pilot of TB20 distraction by the malfunctioning GPS navigation system may have entered restricted ar...

Attributes
ACN	692538
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 42j.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Trinidad TB-20
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27.7 flight time total : 484 flight time type : 214.7
ASRS Report	692538
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After fueling the airplane at 42J I departed runway 22 for 28J. I had entered a direct course to 28J in my garmin 196. After takeoff I turned crosswind and then downwind at 42J. I planned on leaving the pattern to head for 28J. When I looked at the GPS the map was not working in the correct format which is moving up the display. I assume the unit lost satellite contact. With the distraction of the GPS operating incorrectly; I may have flown into restricted airspace R2903A. I cannot be sure. As I flew over a small lake; I realized I was headed northeast and I made a right turn to the south. The lake was sand hill lake. The problem with the GPS caused a distraction and I lost situational awareness of where the aircraft was relative to the airport; the restricted airspace; my course; and I may have strayed unintentionally into restricted airspace. Contributing factor: first time to this airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF TB20 DISTR BY THE MALFUNCTIONING GPS NAV SYSTEM MAY HAVE ENTERED RESTRICTED AREA R2903A.

Narrative: AFTER FUELING THE AIRPLANE AT 42J I DEPARTED RWY 22 FOR 28J. I HAD ENTERED A DIRECT COURSE TO 28J IN MY GARMIN 196. AFTER TKOF I TURNED XWIND AND THEN DOWNWIND AT 42J. I PLANNED ON LEAVING THE PATTERN TO HEAD FOR 28J. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GPS THE MAP WAS NOT WORKING IN THE CORRECT FORMAT WHICH IS MOVING UP THE DISPLAY. I ASSUME THE UNIT LOST SATELLITE CONTACT. WITH THE DISTRACTION OF THE GPS OPERATING INCORRECTLY; I MAY HAVE FLOWN INTO RESTRICTED AIRSPACE R2903A. I CANNOT BE SURE. AS I FLEW OVER A SMALL LAKE; I REALIZED I WAS HEADED NE AND I MADE A R TURN TO THE S. THE LAKE WAS SAND HILL LAKE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE GPS CAUSED A DISTRACTION AND I LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF WHERE THE ACFT WAS RELATIVE TO THE ARPT; THE RESTRICTED AIRSPACE; MY COURSE; AND I MAY HAVE STRAYED UNINTENTIONALLY INTO RESTRICTED AIRSPACE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: FIRST TIME TO THIS ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Pilot of TB20 distraction by the malfunctioning GPS navigation system may have entered restricted area R2903A.