VFR aircraft routinely spill out of an alert area creating the potential for conflicts with IFR airc...

Attributes
ACN	117701
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bfm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Route In Use	enroute airway : v454
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	117701
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A-292 is a concentrated student flying area adjacent to a highly used inbound/outbnd traffic corridor to/from mobile terminal area. Users of A-292 constantly overfly the designated area boundary of A-292 to the west creating potentially dangerous conflicts with IFR aircraft. During a period of 1 hour in july, 1989, XX30Z-XY30Z, at least 6 aircraft progressed outside of the depicted A-292 boundary overflying V-454 in full circle maneuvers in climb/descent or level flight. Observed altitudes indicated 4500-14,500. Although these aircraft are operating VFR, they are not in direct communication with ATC facilities, thus, traffic advisories and alerts could not be communicated. Also, I do not believe these pilots are even aware of flight outside of A-292 nor of the traffic density and potential danger west of A-292 in the aforementioned corridor. A continuance of this situation provides all the necessary ingredients for an imminent disaster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR ACFT ROUTINELY SPILL OUT OF AN ALERT AREA CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICTS WITH IFR ACFT ON V-454.

Narrative: A-292 IS A CONCENTRATED STUDENT FLYING AREA ADJACENT TO A HIGHLY USED INBND/OUTBND TFC CORRIDOR TO/FROM MOBILE TERMINAL AREA. USERS OF A-292 CONSTANTLY OVERFLY THE DESIGNATED AREA BOUNDARY OF A-292 TO THE WEST CREATING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONFLICTS WITH IFR ACFT. DURING A PERIOD OF 1 HR IN JULY, 1989, XX30Z-XY30Z, AT LEAST 6 ACFT PROGRESSED OUTSIDE OF THE DEPICTED A-292 BOUNDARY OVERFLYING V-454 IN FULL CIRCLE MANEUVERS IN CLIMB/DESCENT OR LEVEL FLT. OBSERVED ALTS INDICATED 4500-14,500. ALTHOUGH THESE ACFT ARE OPERATING VFR, THEY ARE NOT IN DIRECT COM WITH ATC FACILITIES, THUS, TFC ADVISORIES AND ALERTS COULD NOT BE COMMUNICATED. ALSO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THESE PLTS ARE EVEN AWARE OF FLT OUTSIDE OF A-292 NOR OF THE TFC DENSITY AND POTENTIAL DANGER WEST OF A-292 IN THE AFOREMENTIONED CORRIDOR. A CONTINUANCE OF THIS SITUATION PROVIDES ALL THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR AN IMMINENT DISASTER.

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.

VFR aircraft routinely spill out of an alert area creating the potential for conflicts with IFR aircraft on V-454.