A ZDC controller descended an aircraft into military special use airspace.

Attributes
ACN	1344082
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZDC.ARTCC
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 19.0
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Aircraft X started getting continuous light bordering on moderate chop. I knew there was moderate turbulence reported 30-40 miles ahead. I descended aircraft X from 26;000 feet to 24;000 feet. I did not think about special use airspace being active.[the airspace] is not active very often so when it is; I need to double remind myself it is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A ZDC Controller descended an aircraft into military special use airspace.

Narrative: Aircraft X started getting continuous light bordering on moderate chop. I knew there was moderate turbulence reported 30-40 miles ahead. I descended Aircraft X from 26;000 feet to 24;000 feet. I did not think about special use airspace being active.[The airspace] is not active very often so when it is; I need to double remind myself it is.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.