Loss of communication frequency creates a heading track deviation and subsequent unauthorized penetr...

Attributes
ACN	202892
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	292892
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	202201
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Last communication with abq center while on a 065 degree vector heading to ink VOR. (West northwest of elp VOR.) upon reestablishing communications with center we discovered that we had passed through a military restr area north of elp VOR no conflicted existed, as center cleared this area. Apparently we inadvertently bumped the radio transfer switch to it's previous position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF COM FREQ CREATES A HDG TRACK DEV AND SUBSEQUENT UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: LAST COM WITH ABQ CTR WHILE ON A 065 DEG VECTOR HDG TO INK VOR. (W NW OF ELP VOR.) UPON REESTABLISHING COMS WITH CTR WE DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD PASSED THROUGH A MIL RESTR AREA N OF ELP VOR NO CONFLICTED EXISTED, AS CTR CLRED THIS AREA. APPARENTLY WE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE RADIO TRANSFER SWITCH TO IT'S PREVIOUS POS.

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.

Loss of communication frequency creates a heading track deviation and subsequent unauthorized penetration of airspace.