2 military B1 bombers exited their special airspace into class a airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	542072
Time
Date	200203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : twf.vortac
State Reference	ID
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	B1 Lancer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR Combined VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 30 controller non radar : 30 controller radar : 30 controller time certified in position1 : 29
ASRS Report	542072
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On mar/tue/02, at XA50Z, B1's (flight of 2 B1's) were observed over twf VORTAC blocking flight levels 190 through 200 without a clearance out of owyhee/jarbridge special use MOA/atcaa airspace. They were found and idented and later issued a clearance. The problem is these pilots should never exit the owyhee/jarbridge airspace without a clearance. They violated the LOA and the far's by exiting this airspace without a clearance. ZLC qa office is processing this as a spillout of military airspace. This was definitely not a spillout, but rather an airspace violation. These aircraft flew for approximately 50+ mi in positive control area with no one tracking them or talking to them. I was working the sector alone and was busy with interphone and radio xmissions. Apparently each time the pilots of B1's flight called, I was busy on the interphone or talking to other aircraft on other frequencys. The problem was discovered when another controller called to me and asked who the limited data blocks were over twf. At that point I called on guard channel to bring the aircraft to my primary frequency. The only corrective action I think could help is to make mountain home military educate their flight crew's of the requirements they are bound by in the mountain home/ZLC LOA. If they had stayed inside their assigned airspace until they received their clearance this would never have happened. Our qa shop is processing this as a spillout. They say that that is the only option that they have since there was no loss of separation. If this is the case then someone needs to look into FAA procedures because this was definitely a safety issue and not just a spillout. Our qa shop talked to the region about what happens when a spillout report is filed. They indicated that they keep a file on it but that nothing will be given to DOD. So here we have a pilot violating an LOA and far and he will probably never know what he did was wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 MIL B1 BOMBERS EXITED THEIR SPECIAL AIRSPACE INTO CLASS A AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/02, AT XA50Z, B1'S (FLT OF 2 B1'S) WERE OBSERVED OVER TWF VORTAC BLOCKING FLT LEVELS 190 THROUGH 200 WITHOUT A CLRNC OUT OF OWYHEE/JARBRIDGE SPECIAL USE MOA/ATCAA AIRSPACE. THEY WERE FOUND AND IDENTED AND LATER ISSUED A CLRNC. THE PROB IS THESE PLTS SHOULD NEVER EXIT THE OWYHEE/JARBRIDGE AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. THEY VIOLATED THE LOA AND THE FAR'S BY EXITING THIS AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. ZLC QA OFFICE IS PROCESSING THIS AS A SPILLOUT OF MIL AIRSPACE. THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT A SPILLOUT, BUT RATHER AN AIRSPACE VIOLATION. THESE ACFT FLEW FOR APPROX 50+ MI IN PCA WITH NO ONE TRACKING THEM OR TALKING TO THEM. I WAS WORKING THE SECTOR ALONE AND WAS BUSY WITH INTERPHONE AND RADIO XMISSIONS. APPARENTLY EACH TIME THE PLTS OF B1'S FLT CALLED, I WAS BUSY ON THE INTERPHONE OR TALKING TO OTHER ACFT ON OTHER FREQS. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED WHEN ANOTHER CTLR CALLED TO ME AND ASKED WHO THE LIMITED DATA BLOCKS WERE OVER TWF. AT THAT POINT I CALLED ON GUARD CHANNEL TO BRING THE ACFT TO MY PRIMARY FREQ. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION I THINK COULD HELP IS TO MAKE MOUNTAIN HOME MIL EDUCATE THEIR FLC'S OF THE REQUIREMENTS THEY ARE BOUND BY IN THE MOUNTAIN HOME/ZLC LOA. IF THEY HAD STAYED INSIDE THEIR ASSIGNED AIRSPACE UNTIL THEY RECEIVED THEIR CLRNC THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. OUR QA SHOP IS PROCESSING THIS AS A SPILLOUT. THEY SAY THAT THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT THEY HAVE SINCE THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO FAA PROCS BECAUSE THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT JUST A SPILLOUT. OUR QA SHOP TALKED TO THE REGION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SPILLOUT RPT IS FILED. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY KEEP A FILE ON IT BUT THAT NOTHING WILL BE GIVEN TO DOD. SO HERE WE HAVE A PLT VIOLATING AN LOA AND FAR AND HE WILL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG.

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.