Air carrier medium large transport unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	194862
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vps
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : vps
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	194862
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Eglin tower controller gave us a clearance for takeoff, runway 30, maintain runway heading and 5000 ft MSL. No further instructions were given. We could not contact them for further instructions, as we leveled off at 5000 ft MSL we switched on our own to the departure control frequency. As we 'checked in' with eglin departure control, we found out we were in a 'restr area', therefore, we turned away to exit as soon as possible. This restr area is a bombing range. The tower controller just issued us a takeoff clearance and forgot about us. We inadvertently entered the restr area while waiting for the handoff from tower to departure. I have heard military controllers issue a takeoff clearance simultaneously with a change to the departure control frequency. But this did not even happen today. The eglin tower controller negligently allowed us to enter a bombing range. It could have been a serious disaster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: EGLIN TWR CTLR GAVE US A CLRNC FOR TKOF, RWY 30, MAINTAIN RWY HDG AND 5000 FT MSL. NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN. WE COULD NOT CONTACT THEM FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, AS WE LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT MSL WE SWITCHED ON OUR OWN TO THE DEP CTL FREQ. AS WE 'CHKED IN' WITH EGLIN DEP CTL, WE FOUND OUT WE WERE IN A 'RESTR AREA', THEREFORE, WE TURNED AWAY TO EXIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS RESTR AREA IS A BOMBING RANGE. THE TWR CTLR JUST ISSUED US A TKOF CLRNC AND FORGOT ABOUT US. WE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE RESTR AREA WHILE WAITING FOR THE HDOF FROM TWR TO DEP. I HAVE HEARD MIL CTLRS ISSUE A TKOF CLRNC SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A CHANGE TO THE DEP CTL FREQ. BUT THIS DID NOT EVEN HAPPEN TODAY. THE EGLIN TWR CTLR NEGLIGENTLY ALLOWED US TO ENTER A BOMBING RANGE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS DISASTER.

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