A pilot reported flying through R-4812 southeast of flx after he did not see the restriction between...

Attributes
ACN	999174
Time
Date	201203
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	NFL.Airport
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22.9 Flight Crew Total 1800 Flight Crew Type 141
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight from las going north. Vgt - bty takeoff avoid restricted airspace north of las vegas. Bty - lol with course deviations to west to avoid restricted air space east and southeast of fallon NAS. I flew between R-4810 and R-4804. I was not aware at the time that these two restricted areas were attached creating a third restricted area in between them. After being informed by a sheriff during a fuel stop that I had flown through restricted airspace; I checked the sectional and still didn't see the R-4812 space. I finally figured it out when I got home. I showed my flight path to two pilot friends and neither one could see where I was in restricted air space. In retrospect; this was pretty poor chart reading on my part. I even had a warning on my GPS; but I thought it was reading R-4804A; so I altered course to the west a little.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reported flying through R-4812 southeast of FLX after he did not see the restriction between R-4810 and R-4804A because of MOA chart clutter even though his GPS gave him advanced warning.

Narrative: I was on a VFR flight from LAS going north. VGT - BTY takeoff avoid restricted airspace north of Las Vegas. BTY - LOL with course deviations to west to avoid restricted air space east and southeast of Fallon NAS. I flew between R-4810 and R-4804. I was not aware at the time that these two restricted areas were attached creating a third restricted area in between them. After being informed by a Sheriff during a fuel stop that I had flown through restricted airspace; I checked the sectional and still didn't see the R-4812 space. I finally figured it out when I got home. I showed my flight path to two pilot friends and neither one could see where I was in restricted air space. In retrospect; this was pretty poor chart reading on my part. I even had a warning on my GPS; but I thought it was reading R-4804A; so I altered course to the west a little.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A pilot reported flying through R-4812 southeast of flx after he did not see the restriction between R-4810 and R-4804A because of MOA chart clutter even though his GPS gave him advanced warning.