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ZID controller reports of a airspace violation above a warning area by a military aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1240930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZID.ARTCC |
| State Reference | IN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was working the buckeye MOA/atcaa (air traffic control assigned airspace) and the charlie atcaa a/B when one of the military aircraft; I'm not sure to which flight it belonged; had a whiskey alert that I called on them after busting the altitude ceiling in the charlie atcaa. The ceiling was FL280 and the aircraft was up to FL298 before I could call the alert. At that point; the aircraft turned off mode C so I couldn't see their altitude. These pilots are supposed to be aware of the airspace and the LOA governing the military airspace. Upon clearing both flights into the MOA; they each read back the altitude assignments correctly; I even verified the second one; as it had been stepped on in the read back. I warned that we might send them home; verified that they were now in the confines of the airspace; and made the aircraft turn the mode C back on so I would know the altitude in the future. We had a civilian aircraft at FL340 overflight right above the offending aircraft.I recommend that the military pilots using this airspace get a better understanding of the importance of following the LOA; and of remaining within the designated airspace. We often don't let them have the charlie atcaa unless a tanker is in there for just this reason. Charlie atcaa is supposed to be a refueling shelf; not a dogfighting extension of the already-large buckeye MOA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID Controller reports of a airspace violation above a warning area by a military aircraft.
Narrative: I was working the BUCKEYE MOA/ATCAA (Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace) and the CHARLIE ATCAA A/B when one of the military aircraft; I'm not sure to which flight it belonged; had a Whiskey Alert that I called on them after busting the altitude ceiling in the CHARLIE ATCAA. The ceiling was FL280 and the aircraft was up to FL298 before I could call the alert. At that point; the aircraft turned off MODE C so I couldn't see their altitude. These pilots are supposed to be aware of the airspace and the LOA governing the military airspace. Upon clearing both flights into the MOA; they each read back the altitude assignments correctly; I even verified the second one; as it had been stepped on in the read back. I warned that we might send them home; verified that they were now in the confines of the airspace; and made the aircraft turn the MODE C back on so I would know the altitude in the future. We had a civilian aircraft at FL340 overflight right above the offending aircraft.I recommend that the military pilots using this airspace get a better understanding of the importance of following the LOA; and of remaining within the designated airspace. We often don't let them have the CHARLIE ATCAA unless a tanker is in there for just this reason. CHARLIE ATCAA is supposed to be a refueling shelf; not a dogfighting extension of the already-large BUCKEYE MOA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.