Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16; Flight Crew Total 715; Flight Crew Type 16
Situational Awareness
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
Flight Crew Exited Penetrated Airspace
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
I was flying to IMM on a pleasure flight and to purchase fuel at Immokalee Regional Airport as it is the cheapest fuel near my home airport. As there was a TFR in effect close to my home airport; I made sure to check and make sure that my route of flight would keep me out of the TFR. After leaving; about 3/4 of the way through my flight; I noticed a light twin engine aircraft at my altitude coming at me very rapidly from my 8 o'clock position. Fearing that the aircraft was going to impact me; I was preparing to take evasive action when it suddenly veered sharp left and pulled up alongside of me for what seemed to be about 3-4 seconds. It then executed a sharp descending left bank and disappeared. A few minutes later I landed without incident at IMM a little shaken and wondering what the heck just happened. I knew that I could not have been anywhere near the TFR and that had this had been a military or government aircraft; it would have tried to establish communication with me by rocking its wings; but it did nothing of the kind. I went to a computer to confirm that I was nowhere near the TFR and noticed that I may have clipped the northeast corner a firefighting TFR. Being so preoccupied with not violating the big TFR; I overlooked the possibility that there could be another TFR in the same general area and being familiar with that area; knew that there were no other permanent flight restrictions. Especially since this is a remote area in the middle of the Everglades.
GA pilot reported a firefighting TFR incursion while trying to avoid another TFR in the area. When the pilot was in the TFR another aircraft formed up on him without communication; then departed after a few seconds.