Narrative:

We were proceeding along the V-143 towards robrt intersection and talking to ZNY. The controller gave us a handoff to dulles approach at 1 mi from robrt. Due to frequency congestion we could not immediately check-in. At 26 DME (robrt) I initiated a standard rate turn (autoplt) to direct aml. By the time we checked-in I was rolling out of the turn, the dulles controller said 'turn left to 180 degree heading you're in restr airspace - R-4009 active to 12000 today.' I deselected the autoplt and made the turn to 180 degree without delay. R-4009 overlays P-40 (camp david) and is not normally active, but when it is controllers normally point it out due to the proximity to robrt intersection. Both cockpit VOR receivers indicated we were on V-143 centerline, which does not penetrate r- 4009. After the flight the first officer and myself compared notes and deduced that we did everything we could to fly the planned routing and that we did not penetrate R-4009 according to cockpit instruments. Contributing factors: no mention of R-4009 in my company WX package, no prior warning form any controller of active area, no mention of being off course, if I was, the proximity of robrt (gateway to iad) to R-4009. Suggestions to prevent a reoccurence: apply part 121 to commuters so we will get a dispatch release and a guarantee the dispatch will have reponsibilities, require controllers to give restr area information when it lies within 10 NM of the airway, make hyper inxn (8 NM northeast of robrt) the handoff point when R-4009 active, or lower the ceiling of R-4009 to accomodate dulles arrival (IFR preffered routings).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATION OF RESTR AIRSPACE BY PART 135 FLC.

Narrative: WE WERE PROCEEDING ALONG THE V-143 TOWARDS ROBRT INTXN AND TALKING TO ZNY. THE CTLR GAVE US A HDOF TO DULLES APCH AT 1 MI FROM ROBRT. DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION WE COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY CHK-IN. AT 26 DME (ROBRT) I INITIATED A STANDARD RATE TURN (AUTOPLT) TO DIRECT AML. BY THE TIME WE CHECKED-IN I WAS ROLLING OUT OF THE TURN, THE DULLES CTLR SAID 'TURN L TO 180 DEG HDG YOU'RE IN RESTR AIRSPACE - R-4009 ACTIVE TO 12000 TODAY.' I DESELECTED THE AUTOPLT AND MADE THE TURN TO 180 DEG WITHOUT DELAY. R-4009 OVERLAYS P-40 (CAMP DAVID) AND IS NOT NORMALLY ACTIVE, BUT WHEN IT IS CTLRS NORMALLY POINT IT OUT DUE TO THE PROX TO ROBRT INTXN. BOTH COCKPIT VOR RECEIVERS INDICATED WE WERE ON V-143 CTRLINE, WHICH DOES NOT PENETRATE R- 4009. AFTER THE FLT THE FO AND MYSELF COMPARED NOTES AND DEDUCED THAT WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO FLY THE PLANNED ROUTING AND THAT WE DID NOT PENETRATE R-4009 ACCORDING TO COCKPIT INSTS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NO MENTION OF R-4009 IN MY COMPANY WX PACKAGE, NO PRIOR WARNING FORM ANY CTLR OF ACTIVE AREA, NO MENTION OF BEING OFF COURSE, IF I WAS, THE PROX OF ROBRT (GATEWAY TO IAD) TO R-4009. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT A REOCCURENCE: APPLY PART 121 TO COMMUTERS SO WE WILL GET A DISPATCH RELEASE AND A GUARANTEE THE DISPATCH WILL HAVE REPONSIBILITIES, REQUIRE CTLRS TO GIVE RESTR AREA INFO WHEN IT LIES WITHIN 10 NM OF THE AIRWAY, MAKE HYPER INXN (8 NM NE OF ROBRT) THE HDOF POINT WHEN R-4009 ACTIVE, OR LOWER THE CEILING OF R-4009 TO ACCOMODATE DULLES ARR (IFR PREFFERED ROUTINGS).

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.