ASRS 1760917
ACN 1760917 · 2020-09 · Light Sport Aircraft
A light aircraft pilot reported a TFR incursion when ForeFlight was slow to display the TFR.
Pilot narrative
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Prepped for a short flight to TDO, approx 55 nm. Plugged route into Foreflight on my iPad. Route came up CLEAN, I saw no TFRs. I did this as engine was warming up. After runup, departed and climbed rapidly to 2,800 feet to stay below the floor of Class B airspace. Leveled, set cruise, glanced at my iPad, and to my shock and horror found myself inside a firefighting TFR, and 200 feet into the ceiling of it!! I promptly turned away and exited it, continued on to TDO. THAT TFR WAS NOT ON MY IPAD SCREEN WHEN I BEGAN MY TAKEOFF ROLL. It either was transmitted shortly after my takeoff, OR there was some kind of snag with Foreflight in the download. I don't know. The Foreflight TFR has always been prompt and accurate for me in the past. Upon my return, 3 hours later, the TFR was on screen the moment it came up to speed.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- Aircraft Equipment Problem
- Airspace Violation
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Aircraft · Human Factors
- Primary Problem
- Aircraft
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