NO CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ACCIDENTAL TFR VIOLATIONS If you inadvertently run into a temporary flight restriction (TFR), you could still be escorted from the area by a military aircraft and face FAA certificate action, but you won't face criminal penalties. Because of a change in wording in security notams, AOPA had feared that the FAA would seek criminal penalties against anyone who violated a TFR—even if the incursion was accidental—and called on the FAA to clarify its intentions. FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell has reassured AOPA that pilots who accidentally violate TFRs won't face criminal penalties. Read more on AOPA Online.
