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ZLC controller reported the underlying approach controller allowed a military aircraft to climb through the airspace without center approval.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1561274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLC.ARTCC |
| State Reference | UT |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6.0 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I received a call from approach stating 'zoom departure' active/rolling. I did not receive the prior required coordination from approach as per letter of agreement. After stating I was unable the controller left the line so I began frantically calling the surrounding sectors instructing them to turn all aircraft around the zoom area. Aircraft X climbed through my airspace without a clearance and caused a major distraction to myself and could have potentially caused a loss or collision with another aircraft. This error was and has been assigned to approach. Perhaps a different procedure could be developed to avoid this from happening again. We were lucky no one was killed today! Review the zoom departure procedure; there is too many moving parts that when missed as described above could cause a major loss of life. If it could be consolidated somehow between two parties there would be no communication breakdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLC Controller reported the underlying Approach Controller allowed a military aircraft to climb through the airspace without Center approval.
Narrative: I received a call from Approach stating 'zoom departure' active/rolling. I did not receive the prior required coordination from Approach as per Letter of Agreement. After stating I was unable the controller left the line so I began frantically calling the surrounding sectors instructing them to turn all aircraft around the Zoom area. Aircraft X climbed through my airspace without a clearance and caused a major distraction to myself and could have potentially caused a loss or collision with another aircraft. This error was and has been assigned to Approach. Perhaps a different procedure could be developed to avoid this from happening again. We were lucky no one was killed today! Review the zoom departure procedure; there is too many moving parts that when missed as described above could cause a major loss of life. If it could be consolidated somehow between two parties there would be no communication breakdown.
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.