A united states customs aircraft flew into cuban airspace.

Attributes
ACN	261869
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15500 msl bound upper : 15500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : muha military facility : mia tower : msp
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	261869
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying C-550 on patrol flight near cuban ADIZ pt approximately XA38 Z on 1/thur/94. Aircraft penetrated cuban ADIZ. Met conditions at the time was VFR on top a solid cloud deck from 2K to 10K ft. Navigation on this flight was conducted by internal navigation system. Winds aloft were 65 KTS from the south. Aircraft went into cuban inner ADIZ, was contacted by our radar facility of its location, aircraft was then immediately flown north out of the ADIZ. Upon arrival at home base, INS accuracy was checked and found to be 62 mi off. INS was written up for maintenance check to determine if problem with INS was mechanical or if there was a problem due to aircraft being moved prior to flight - and INS losing its alignment. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies for the us government, non military. His mission is to find and follow drug carrying aircraft in conjunction with ground based radar. The flight crew preflight their aircraft and align a litton 92 ring laser INS (one only) and mark the aircraft so that it will not be moved before flight. In this incident, the aircraft was moved about 35 ft by maintenance and the reporter was not notified. This movement seems to have upset the INS alignment for the entire flight. The reporter was out of range of us based vors and was not using cuban based vors as they are unreliable by his personal observation. The reporter's ground based radar noted that the aircraft was in cuban airspace and subtly notified the reporter who immediately turned north. A USN admiral at caribroc insisted that the government take 'personnel action' against the reporter. The reporter got a letter of reprimand put into his jacket which will drop dead in 3 yrs. The reporter was not using his WX radar for ground mapping.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A UNITED STATES CUSTOMS ACFT FLEW INTO CUBAN AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLYING C-550 ON PATROL FLT NEAR CUBAN ADIZ PT APPROX XA38 Z ON 1/THUR/94. ACFT PENETRATED CUBAN ADIZ. MET CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WAS VFR ON TOP A SOLID CLOUD DECK FROM 2K TO 10K FT. NAV ON THIS FLT WAS CONDUCTED BY INTERNAL NAV SYS. WINDS ALOFT WERE 65 KTS FROM THE S. ACFT WENT INTO CUBAN INNER ADIZ, WAS CONTACTED BY OUR RADAR FACILITY OF ITS LOCATION, ACFT WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY FLOWN N OUT OF THE ADIZ. UPON ARR AT HOME BASE, INS ACCURACY WAS CHKED AND FOUND TO BE 62 MI OFF. INS WAS WRITTEN UP FOR MAINT CHK TO DETERMINE IF PROB WITH INS WAS MECHANICAL OR IF THERE WAS A PROB DUE TO ACFT BEING MOVED PRIOR TO FLT - AND INS LOSING ITS ALIGNMENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES FOR THE US GOV, NON MIL. HIS MISSION IS TO FIND AND FOLLOW DRUG CARRYING ACFT IN CONJUNCTION WITH GND BASED RADAR. THE FLC PREFLT THEIR ACFT AND ALIGN A LITTON 92 RING LASER INS (ONE ONLY) AND MARK THE ACFT SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE MOVED BEFORE FLT. IN THIS INCIDENT, THE ACFT WAS MOVED ABOUT 35 FT BY MAINT AND THE RPTR WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THIS MOVEMENT SEEMS TO HAVE UPSET THE INS ALIGNMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FLT. THE RPTR WAS OUT OF RANGE OF US BASED VORS AND WAS NOT USING CUBAN BASED VORS AS THEY ARE UNRELIABLE BY HIS PERSONAL OBSERVATION. THE RPTR'S GND BASED RADAR NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS IN CUBAN AIRSPACE AND SUBTLY NOTIFIED THE RPTR WHO IMMEDIATELY TURNED N. A USN ADMIRAL AT CARIBROC INSISTED THAT THE GOV TAKE 'PERSONNEL ACTION' AGAINST THE RPTR. THE RPTR GOT A LETTER OF REPRIMAND PUT INTO HIS JACKET WHICH WILL DROP DEAD IN 3 YRS. THE RPTR WAS NOT USING HIS WX RADAR FOR GND MAPPING.

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.