Possible exit from warning area 122 during a military training exercise.

Attributes
ACN	468712
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : w122.warning
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	468712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While flying a training mission with a military ship in warning area W122, my aircraft and/or my company aircraft spilled out of the area and violated the AR8 airway. This is by nature a fairly dynamic mission, involving the controller receiving training, and 2 aircraft, in this case learjet 25's. In the course of the mission one or both of the aircraft was vectored out of the warning area and into the vicinity of an oceanic corridor airway. While we spot checked our position using GPS, we did not constantly monitor it. We had been lulled into complacency due to all spot checks indicating our position to be well within the warning area. Also, we had ceased monitoring UHF guard due to frequency congestion making communication with the ship difficult. We were monitoring the appropriate VHF frequency, but were apparently beyond its range. Lessons learned: 1) no matter how noisy guard is, monitor it. 2) don't trust the surface controller to maintain area containment, ie, monitor position more carefully. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: there was no traffic conflict with any aircraft in the training area or on AR8. The concern was that the controling agency for W122 could not contact them and the controllers were concerned about a possible spillout from the warning area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSSIBLE EXIT FROM WARNING AREA 122 DURING A MIL TRAINING EXERCISE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A TRAINING MISSION WITH A MIL SHIP IN WARNING AREA W122, MY ACFT AND/OR MY COMPANY ACFT SPILLED OUT OF THE AREA AND VIOLATED THE AR8 AIRWAY. THIS IS BY NATURE A FAIRLY DYNAMIC MISSION, INVOLVING THE CTLR RECEIVING TRAINING, AND 2 ACFT, IN THIS CASE LEARJET 25'S. IN THE COURSE OF THE MISSION ONE OR BOTH OF THE ACFT WAS VECTORED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA AND INTO THE VICINITY OF AN OCEANIC CORRIDOR AIRWAY. WHILE WE SPOT CHKED OUR POS USING GPS, WE DID NOT CONSTANTLY MONITOR IT. WE HAD BEEN LULLED INTO COMPLACENCY DUE TO ALL SPOT CHKS INDICATING OUR POS TO BE WELL WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. ALSO, WE HAD CEASED MONITORING UHF GUARD DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION MAKING COM WITH THE SHIP DIFFICULT. WE WERE MONITORING THE APPROPRIATE VHF FREQ, BUT WERE APPARENTLY BEYOND ITS RANGE. LESSONS LEARNED: 1) NO MATTER HOW NOISY GUARD IS, MONITOR IT. 2) DON'T TRUST THE SURFACE CTLR TO MAINTAIN AREA CONTAINMENT, IE, MONITOR POS MORE CAREFULLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT WITH ANY ACFT IN THE TRAINING AREA OR ON AR8. THE CONCERN WAS THAT THE CTLING AGENCY FOR W122 COULD NOT CONTACT THEM AND THE CTLRS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE SPILLOUT FROM THE WARNING AREA.

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.