Citabria enters a tfr while en route.

Attributes
ACN	699648
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : r90.tracon
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : r90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bellanca Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	699648
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was being ferried to california. Flight was from rockford; il; to intended destination of des moines; ia. While on ground at rockford; il; obtained full briefing (kankakee FSS); informed briefer that we were ferrying aircraft across the country and that our intended destination was des moines; ia. Received full briefing and was told no tfr's affecting our flight. During flight; ground speeds were better than planned (winds less than forecast). Upon contact with des moines; approach changed destination to council bluffs; ia (10 mi east of omaha). After 20 mi west of des moines; radio transmission started to get garbled. Did not receive a handoff to omaha approach. Tried calling FSS; couldn't raise them. About 32 mi from omaha; tuned in omaha approach on 124.5 heard them calling 'unknown aircraft 32 mi east of omaha at 3000 ft wbound please acknowledge.' we called them and they informed us we were about to enter a tfr. They gave us a vector clear of the airspace and we proceeded to an airport 10 mi behind us (atlantic iowa A10). After landing; called supervisor at oma approach and was informed that there was a tfr in place 30 mi of omaha until the next day. This was our first knowledge of this. Neither FSS nor des moines approach told us about the tfr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITABRIA ENTERS A TFR WHILE ENRTE.

Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING FERRIED TO CALIFORNIA. FLT WAS FROM ROCKFORD; IL; TO INTENDED DEST OF DES MOINES; IA. WHILE ON GND AT ROCKFORD; IL; OBTAINED FULL BRIEFING (KANKAKEE FSS); INFORMED BRIEFER THAT WE WERE FERRYING ACFT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT OUR INTENDED DEST WAS DES MOINES; IA. RECEIVED FULL BRIEFING AND WAS TOLD NO TFR'S AFFECTING OUR FLT. DURING FLT; GND SPDS WERE BETTER THAN PLANNED (WINDS LESS THAN FORECAST). UPON CONTACT WITH DES MOINES; APCH CHANGED DEST TO COUNCIL BLUFFS; IA (10 MI E OF OMAHA). AFTER 20 MI W OF DES MOINES; RADIO XMISSION STARTED TO GET GARBLED. DID NOT RECEIVE A HDOF TO OMAHA APCH. TRIED CALLING FSS; COULDN'T RAISE THEM. ABOUT 32 MI FROM OMAHA; TUNED IN OMAHA APCH ON 124.5 HEARD THEM CALLING 'UNKNOWN ACFT 32 MI E OF OMAHA AT 3000 FT WBOUND PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE.' WE CALLED THEM AND THEY INFORMED US WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER A TFR. THEY GAVE US A VECTOR CLR OF THE AIRSPACE AND WE PROCEEDED TO AN ARPT 10 MI BEHIND US (ATLANTIC IOWA A10). AFTER LNDG; CALLED SUPVR AT OMA APCH AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TFR IN PLACE 30 MI OF OMAHA UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THIS WAS OUR FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF THIS. NEITHER FSS NOR DES MOINES APCH TOLD US ABOUT THE TFR.

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.