Narrative:

We were on a section bombing hop to bravo-19 range located in R-4810. We were scheduled for R-4810, ranch MOA and berlin west MOA. We planned a dive bomb delivery that rolled in from FL248 and released at 17000 ft MSL. When we checked in with desert, we were cleared into R-4810, ranch MOA (less than 13000 ft MSL), and below with gabbs south below FL280. We wrongfully believed that the FL280 cap applied to R-4810. R-4810 only goes up to 17000 ft per the falcon range manual and has no overlying MOA or atcaa. After our first run, B-19 range advised us of our error and we switched to our backup dive bomb delivery to avoid spilling out of the airspace. A proper review of the airspace boundaries by the lead aircraft and myself (the senior member in the flight) could have prevented this. We will brief this to our squadron to prevent it from happening again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT OF 2 F18 MIL ACFT SPILLED OUT OF RESTR AIRSPACE DURING TACTICAL TRAINING MANEUVERS DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A SECTION BOMBING HOP TO BRAVO-19 RANGE LOCATED IN R-4810. WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR R-4810, RANCH MOA AND BERLIN W MOA. WE PLANNED A DIVE BOMB DELIVERY THAT ROLLED IN FROM FL248 AND RELEASED AT 17000 FT MSL. WHEN WE CHKED IN WITH DESERT, WE WERE CLRED INTO R-4810, RANCH MOA (LESS THAN 13000 FT MSL), AND BELOW WITH GABBS S BELOW FL280. WE WRONGFULLY BELIEVED THAT THE FL280 CAP APPLIED TO R-4810. R-4810 ONLY GOES UP TO 17000 FT PER THE FALCON RANGE MANUAL AND HAS NO OVERLYING MOA OR ATCAA. AFTER OUR FIRST RUN, B-19 RANGE ADVISED US OF OUR ERROR AND WE SWITCHED TO OUR BACKUP DIVE BOMB DELIVERY TO AVOID SPILLING OUT OF THE AIRSPACE. A PROPER REVIEW OF THE AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES BY THE LEAD ACFT AND MYSELF (THE SENIOR MEMBER IN THE FLT) COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. WE WILL BRIEF THIS TO OUR SQUADRON TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.