Air carrier enters cuban airspace while deviating around WX.

Attributes
ACN	448338
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : haxim
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 290
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	448338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

We had been cleared direct maxim from ZMA. Thunderstorms were numerous in the area. We requested a deviation to the right or north of course. ZMA advised they would rather have a deviation to the south. We accepted, but stated that it would be a much larger deviation. They responded no problem. The deviation took us well off course, and at one point, ZMA asked how much farther we would be going. We informed them it would be at least 10 mi, but we were working our way around a large overhang, but were starting to head back towards maxim. Mins later, ZMA informed us we had entered cuban airspace without clearance. We were told that she would have to work it out with havana center and then handed us over to them. Havana center was happy to have us and cleared us direct when able.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ENTERS CUBAN AIRSPACE WHILE DEVIATING AROUND WX.

Narrative: WE HAD BEEN CLRED DIRECT MAXIM FROM ZMA. TSTMS WERE NUMEROUS IN THE AREA. WE REQUESTED A DEV TO THE R OR N OF COURSE. ZMA ADVISED THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE A DEV TO THE S. WE ACCEPTED, BUT STATED THAT IT WOULD BE A MUCH LARGER DEV. THEY RESPONDED NO PROB. THE DEV TOOK US WELL OFF COURSE, AND AT ONE POINT, ZMA ASKED HOW MUCH FARTHER WE WOULD BE GOING. WE INFORMED THEM IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 10 MI, BUT WE WERE WORKING OUR WAY AROUND A LARGE OVERHANG, BUT WERE STARTING TO HEAD BACK TOWARDS MAXIM. MINS LATER, ZMA INFORMED US WE HAD ENTERED CUBAN AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. WE WERE TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH HAVANA CTR AND THEN HANDED US OVER TO THEM. HAVANA CTR WAS HAPPY TO HAVE US AND CLRED US DIRECT WHEN ABLE.

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.