<< >> NASA ASRS Report 436080, May 1999

Pilot of a mooney M20J inadvertently entered a restr area due to ARTCC controller not handing him off to the succeeding ARTCC.

Attributes
ACN	436080
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rav.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc tracon : mdt.tracon tower : las.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 G Statesman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	436080
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

IFR flight from 9g7 to cdw. Picked up my IFR clearance in the air and was cleared cdw direct at 7000 ft. When tuning the harrisburg VOR it occurred to me that ZOB did not hand me off to ZNY. I called ZOB a number of times until I was finally told to stand by. When they called back, I asked why I was not handed over to ZNY. I was immediately handed over to harrisburg approach. Harrisburg informed me that I was in restr R5802 and that all activity had to be stopped. They also indicated that I had been called repeatedly. I am certain I was never called by ZOB until I called them still outside of R5802. There was no indication of an equipment problem in the aircraft. I think ZOB simply 'forgot' about me. I am still not certain what happened.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A MOONEY M20J INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A RESTR AREA DUE TO ARTCC CTLR NOT HANDING HIM OFF TO THE SUCCEEDING ARTCC.

Narrative: IFR FLT FROM 9G7 TO CDW. PICKED UP MY IFR CLRNC IN THE AIR AND WAS CLRED CDW DIRECT AT 7000 FT. WHEN TUNING THE HARRISBURG VOR IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT ZOB DID NOT HAND ME OFF TO ZNY. I CALLED ZOB A NUMBER OF TIMES UNTIL I WAS FINALLY TOLD TO STAND BY. WHEN THEY CALLED BACK, I ASKED WHY I WAS NOT HANDED OVER TO ZNY. I WAS IMMEDIATELY HANDED OVER TO HARRISBURG APCH. HARRISBURG INFORMED ME THAT I WAS IN RESTR R5802 AND THAT ALL ACTIVITY HAD TO BE STOPPED. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT I HAD BEEN CALLED REPEATEDLY. I AM CERTAIN I WAS NEVER CALLED BY ZOB UNTIL I CALLED THEM STILL OUTSIDE OF R5802. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN EQUIP PROB IN THE ACFT. I THINK ZOB SIMPLY 'FORGOT' ABOUT ME. I AM STILL NOT CERTAIN WHAT HAPPENED.

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.