A320 enters warning area W72 without proper coordination.

Attributes
ACN	699725
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : w72.warning
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 38000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm Fog Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 20 controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	699725
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X was northbound on A300. He needed to deviate for WX about 20 mi west of course. He ended up 200 mi west of course; no one had control of the aircraft. No one knew he was missing because in atops there is no sector awareness. When everyone realized who he was and what he was doing; he was in the middle of an active warning area. No harm; no foul; he landed safely as always. We are always left picking up the pieces of a system that does not work properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 ENTERS WARNING AREA W72 WITHOUT PROPER COORD.

Narrative: ACR X WAS NBOUND ON A300. HE NEEDED TO DEVIATE FOR WX ABOUT 20 MI W OF COURSE. HE ENDED UP 200 MI W OF COURSE; NO ONE HAD CTL OF THE ACFT. NO ONE KNEW HE WAS MISSING BECAUSE IN ATOPS THERE IS NO SECTOR AWARENESS. WHEN EVERYONE REALIZED WHO HE WAS AND WHAT HE WAS DOING; HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ACTIVE WARNING AREA. NO HARM; NO FOUL; HE LANDED SAFELY AS ALWAYS. WE ARE ALWAYS LEFT PICKING UP THE PIECES OF A SYS THAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.