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A center controller observed an aircraft entering military restricted airspace which was active wih a drone flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1640512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZBW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3.0 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
An adjacent center sector gives point outs to my sector on a regular basis on aircraft that head southbound. There is military airspace that was active from 18000 to 23000 feet. It's my understanding that they are aware of this airspace; helped design the airspace; and know when it is going active and inactive. So; when I received a point out on aircraft X; I accepted the automated point out and continued on with my own traffic. A few moments later; I noticed aircraft X had entered the southwestern corner of military restricted airspace at 18000 feet. This is a violation of military airspace and an unsafe situation; since there was a drone currently operating in the military airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Center Controller observed an aircraft entering military restricted airspace which was active wih a drone flight.
Narrative: An adjacent Center sector gives point outs to my sector on a regular basis on aircraft that head southbound. There is military airspace that was active from 18000 to 23000 feet. It's my understanding that they are aware of this airspace; helped design the airspace; and know when it is going active and inactive. So; when I received a point out on Aircraft X; I accepted the automated point out and continued on with my own traffic. A few moments later; I noticed Aircraft X had entered the southwestern corner of military restricted airspace at 18000 feet. This is a violation of military airspace and an unsafe situation; since there was a drone currently operating in the military airspace.
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.