Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 25000; Flight Crew Type 600
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Airspace Violation All Types
General None Reported / Taken
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
I was proceeding to CNO to refuel prior to returning to my home field. I was navigating VFR using the current Los Angeles TAC charts loaded on my iPad as a reference. I wanted to stay well out of March AFB airspace. Shortly after takeoff my iPad overheated and before I could refer to my backup charts I inadvertently flew through a parachute operating area. There were no conflicts. CNO advised me of this and requested I better check my charts for this area in the future. No telephone numbers were issued for me to respond further. As a professional pilot I would advise having backup charts immediately available. In the future I would better prepare myself for a flight through an area I am not completely familiar with even though the conditions are CAVOK. Also in this era of electronic devices being used such as iPads; I would take care to not let them be exposed to direct sunlight and possible overheating leading to shutdown.
When his primary source of Nav Data; an iPad/EFB became unusable due to heat and/or exposure to direct sunlight; the pilot of a C-182 flew through a charted and active sky diving area enroute to his destination.