Flight crew of a B727 inadvertently penetrated restr airspace during high altitude cruise when they were given a vector to join an airway in connecting with their flight plan route.

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Attributes
ACN	386760
Time
Date	199711
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bty
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	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 : 2 flight time total : 9950 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	386760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance was a heading assigned to intercept J92 east and then as filed. We flew to intercept J92 east of beatty VOR then on course as filed. What he meant for us was to fly and intercept J92 on course to beatty -- J92 outbound on course, I guess. We flew out of his radio range without receiving a center handoff. We found the next frequency, called our altitude, heading and intercept for J92 east of beatty. He informed us we had flown through J92 and through the restr area with no contact. We repeated our clearance, and the last communication which had happened. At first, he gave us a phone number to contact, but then came back and said ZLA said no occurrence had happened, to never mind the contact. We intercepted J92 east of beatty and proceeded on course as filed uneventfully the rest of the trip. This is just a protective letter for us in case someone changes their mind. All 3 crew members were in agreement on the interpretation of our original clearance. No incident or danger happened. (The last communication didn't help either.) by their own statement -- no occurrence happened. This is just for report and protective purposes only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B727 INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED RESTR AIRSPACE DURING HIGH ALT CRUISE WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TO JOIN AN AIRWAY IN CONNECTING WITH THEIR FLT PLAN RTE.

Narrative: CLRNC WAS A HDG ASSIGNED TO INTERCEPT J92 E AND THEN AS FILED. WE FLEW TO INTERCEPT J92 E OF BEATTY VOR THEN ON COURSE AS FILED. WHAT HE MEANT FOR US WAS TO FLY AND INTERCEPT J92 ON COURSE TO BEATTY -- J92 OUTBOUND ON COURSE, I GUESS. WE FLEW OUT OF HIS RADIO RANGE WITHOUT RECEIVING A CTR HDOF. WE FOUND THE NEXT FREQ, CALLED OUR ALT, HDG AND INTERCEPT FOR J92 E OF BEATTY. HE INFORMED US WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH J92 AND THROUGH THE RESTR AREA WITH NO CONTACT. WE REPEATED OUR CLRNC, AND THE LAST COM WHICH HAD HAPPENED. AT FIRST, HE GAVE US A PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT, BUT THEN CAME BACK AND SAID ZLA SAID NO OCCURRENCE HAD HAPPENED, TO NEVER MIND THE CONTACT. WE INTERCEPTED J92 E OF BEATTY AND PROCEEDED ON COURSE AS FILED UNEVENTFULLY THE REST OF THE TRIP. THIS IS JUST A PROTECTIVE LETTER FOR US IN CASE SOMEONE CHANGES THEIR MIND. ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS WERE IN AGREEMENT ON THE INTERP OF OUR ORIGINAL CLRNC. NO INCIDENT OR DANGER HAPPENED. (THE LAST COM DIDN'T HELP EITHER.) BY THEIR OWN STATEMENT -- NO OCCURRENCE HAPPENED. THIS IS JUST FOR RPT AND PROTECTIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

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.