Narrative:

As navy MTR on a routine training flight we received a call on guard that we were over the northern boundary of our MOA and that we were to turn south. We were on the nqi 270 degree right at 25 NM which is on the northern boundary in a turn to the south. WX was: 12000' scattered to broken, 23000' thin overcast with numerous cumulo nimbus in the area making VFR operation interesting. There are several points that concern me: often when WX deteriorates in the south tx area, ZHU encroaches on the kingsville I and ii MOA in order to vector or divert aircraft there. Often this is done west/O the military pilot's knowledge. I have noticed many more 'spill out' calls when this occurs. I understand that the FAA now intends to issue flight violations for these spillouts. The nearest route to the northern boundary of the kings I MOA is vr 568, nearly 30 mi away. My position was directly on the boundary confirmed visually and by NAVAID definition. Some method should be worked out so that military use of this airspace is not encroached upon and military instrument pilots (already at a high workload level) don't have to worry about a flight violation because ZHU wants the convenience of the MOA.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CALLED MTR ON GUARD TO ADVISE THAT THE ACFT HAD SPILLED OUT OF THE MOA, MIL PLT UPSET WITH CALL.

Narrative: AS NAVY MTR ON A ROUTINE TRNING FLT WE RECEIVED A CALL ON GUARD THAT WE WERE OVER THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF OUR MOA AND THAT WE WERE TO TURN S. WE WERE ON THE NQI 270 DEG R AT 25 NM WHICH IS ON THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY IN A TURN TO THE S. WX WAS: 12000' SCATTERED TO BROKEN, 23000' THIN OVCST WITH NUMEROUS CUMULO NIMBUS IN THE AREA MAKING VFR OPERATION INTERESTING. THERE ARE SEVERAL POINTS THAT CONCERN ME: OFTEN WHEN WX DETERIORATES IN THE S TX AREA, ZHU ENCROACHES ON THE KINGSVILLE I AND II MOA IN ORDER TO VECTOR OR DIVERT ACFT THERE. OFTEN THIS IS DONE W/O THE MIL PLT'S KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE NOTICED MANY MORE 'SPILL OUT' CALLS WHEN THIS OCCURS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FAA NOW INTENDS TO ISSUE FLT VIOLATIONS FOR THESE SPILLOUTS. THE NEAREST ROUTE TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE KINGS I MOA IS VR 568, NEARLY 30 MI AWAY. MY POS WAS DIRECTLY ON THE BOUNDARY CONFIRMED VISUALLY AND BY NAVAID DEFINITION. SOME METHOD SHOULD BE WORKED OUT SO THAT MIL USE OF THIS AIRSPACE IS NOT ENCROACHED UPON AND MIL INSTR PLTS (ALREADY AT A HIGH WORKLOAD LEVEL) DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A FLT VIOLATION BECAUSE ZHU WANTS THE CONVENIENCE OF THE MOA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.