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The pilot of a small jet entered a tfr after an incomplete FSS briefing and because of pilot complacency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 750815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 750815 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A) mission: en route on 4TH of 5 legs. B) event: departed to ZZZ VFR for fuel stop. Inadvertently flew through tfr-vip while attempting to avoid special airspace around abc and MOA's to east of arc AFB. Tfr ceiling was 18000 ft MSL and I was VFR at 17500 ft. Unaware of tfr and intrusion until intercepted by F15 who directed me to a center frequency via hand signals. Reported position to center and destination. Secret service met me at destination and interviewed me for report. C) primary cause: pilot inattn to details. D) contributing factor: for yrs; I have depended on FAA-pilot telephone briefings for the best quality WX; airspace and NOTAM information prior to flight. With the recent change to contract briefings; access to telephone briefing has become virtually impossible due to extreme hold times. As a result; I have resorted to duat briefings on my laptop computer at hotels while on trips. On this particular day; I planned 2 flts and was so preoccupied with WX information at the 2 destinations that I failed to notice the tfr notice; because of the scale of my laptop map. East) corrective action: I have ordered a garmin 496 GPS for installation in aircraft; and the subscription to WX and tfr real-time information. All special use airspace; permanent and temporary; will be visually displayed in relation to flight path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PILOT OF A SMALL JET ENTERED A TFR AFTER AN INCOMPLETE FSS BRIEFING AND BECAUSE OF PILOT COMPLACENCY.
Narrative: A) MISSION: ENRTE ON 4TH OF 5 LEGS. B) EVENT: DEPARTED TO ZZZ VFR FOR FUEL STOP. INADVERTENTLY FLEW THROUGH TFR-VIP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID SPECIAL AIRSPACE AROUND ABC AND MOA'S TO E OF ARC AFB. TFR CEILING WAS 18000 FT MSL AND I WAS VFR AT 17500 FT. UNAWARE OF TFR AND INTRUSION UNTIL INTERCEPTED BY F15 WHO DIRECTED ME TO A CTR FREQ VIA HAND SIGNALS. RPTED POS TO CTR AND DEST. SECRET SVC MET ME AT DEST AND INTERVIEWED ME FOR RPT. C) PRIMARY CAUSE: PLT INATTN TO DETAILS. D) CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: FOR YRS; I HAVE DEPENDED ON FAA-PLT TELEPHONE BRIEFINGS FOR THE BEST QUALITY WX; AIRSPACE AND NOTAM INFO PRIOR TO FLT. WITH THE RECENT CHANGE TO CONTRACT BRIEFINGS; ACCESS TO TELEPHONE BRIEFING HAS BECOME VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREME HOLD TIMES. AS A RESULT; I HAVE RESORTED TO DUAT BRIEFINGS ON MY LAPTOP COMPUTER AT HOTELS WHILE ON TRIPS. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY; I PLANNED 2 FLTS AND WAS SO PREOCCUPIED WITH WX INFO AT THE 2 DESTS THAT I FAILED TO NOTICE THE TFR NOTICE; BECAUSE OF THE SCALE OF MY LAPTOP MAP. E) CORRECTIVE ACTION: I HAVE ORDERED A GARMIN 496 GPS FOR INSTALLATION IN ACFT; AND THE SUBSCRIPTION TO WX AND TFR REAL-TIME INFO. ALL SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE; PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY; WILL BE VISUALLY DISPLAYED IN RELATION TO FLT PATH.
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.