Military aircraft inadvertently cleared through military released airspace without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	200177
Time
Date	199201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oth
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 2 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	200177
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	200008
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Due to radio failures, 2 sectors were combined on 1 position, adjacent to my position of control. The controller was working approximately 25 aircraft, and there were 6 people crowded around the sector. In the confusion, I forgot to check an airspace boundary, and cleared the mac aircraft on a new routing, which took him through military released airspace. It had been approved by the next controller, who also was unaware of the airspace release, and was not discovered until 200 mi later, on descent with the next controller. The airspace was not being used at the time, but had been released 1 hour prior to aircraft departure to operate in it. Supplemental information from acn 200008: the problem was an oversight, but I believe the oversight was caused by a major distraction. The controllers involved were distracted by 1) severe WX, and 2) heavy workload in the sector on the immediate right, there was a frequency failure which caused 2 sectors to be combined on 1 and that 1 was very busy. The sector which had the deviation was trying to provide assistance to the busy sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL ACFT INADVERTENTLY CLRED THROUGH MIL RELEASED AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: DUE TO RADIO FAILURES, 2 SECTORS WERE COMBINED ON 1 POS, ADJACENT TO MY POS OF CTL. THE CTLR WAS WORKING APPROX 25 ACFT, AND THERE WERE 6 PEOPLE CROWDED AROUND THE SECTOR. IN THE CONFUSION, I FORGOT TO CHK AN AIRSPACE BOUNDARY, AND CLRED THE MAC ACFT ON A NEW ROUTING, WHICH TOOK HIM THROUGH MIL RELEASED AIRSPACE. IT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE NEXT CTLR, WHO ALSO WAS UNAWARE OF THE AIRSPACE RELEASE, AND WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 200 MI LATER, ON DSCNT WITH THE NEXT CTLR. THE AIRSPACE WAS NOT BEING USED AT THE TIME, BUT HAD BEEN RELEASED 1 HR PRIOR TO ACFT DEP TO OPERATE IN IT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 200008: THE PROBLEM WAS AN OVERSIGHT, BUT I BELIEVE THE OVERSIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A MAJOR DISTR. THE CTLRS INVOLVED WERE DISTRACTED BY 1) SEVERE WX, AND 2) HVY WORKLOAD IN THE SECTOR ON THE IMMEDIATE R, THERE WAS A FREQ FAILURE WHICH CAUSED 2 SECTORS TO BE COMBINED ON 1 AND THAT 1 WAS VERY BUSY. THE SECTOR WHICH HAD THE DEV WAS TRYING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE BUSY SECTOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.