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ASRS 2065861

ACN 2065861 · 2023-12 · Amateur/Home Built/Experimental

General aviation pilot reported a malfunction with the moving map instrumentation resulting in a possible entry into a restricted area airspace while flying in daylight visual conditions, and not communicating with ATC. The pilot immediately turned away from the restricted airspace and returned to the departure airport.

Pilot narrative

Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ, X, Y.

On Day 0, at approximately XA:00, I was flying my airplane at 100-500 feet AGL around the area east of Fallon Municipal Airport, FLX. I experienced a problem with my moving map, where it seemed to lose its ability to show my exact location on the map. While I was troubleshooting this problem, I may have inadvertently flown into restricted area R- 4813A. I immediately turned away from the restricted airspace, and returned to my departure airport.

NASA classification · Anomalies

  • Aircraft Equipment Problem
  • Airspace Violation
  • Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural

NASA classification · Assessments

Contributing Factors / Situations
Aircraft · Airspace Structure · Software and Automation · Procedure · Human Factors
Primary Problem
Aircraft

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