<< >> NASA ASRS Report 198500, December 1991

Small aircraft on IFR flight plan being vectored to intercept an airway. On handoff controller states he is in a restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	198500
Time
Date	199112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 4005
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	198500
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Was given a heading by center (might have been patuxent approach) after being given vectors around (or for) traffic. Was to intercept V229 between leeah and gared intxns on an assigned heading of 250 degrees, then given direct harcum (hcm) VOR and after a few mins, given a handoff. Next controller advised I was in a restr area and assigned a new heading. I always assumed that ATC would not vector aircraft into restr or any special use airspace unless it was safe. Just 1 more thing to worry about. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that a VOR which would have been part of his routing was OTS. Consequently center was issuing vectors to intercept the airway. He was not using own navigation. On handoff controller was rather rude so he indicated that he was on a vector and flying the assigned heading.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON IFR FLT PLAN BEING VECTORED TO INTERCEPT AN AIRWAY. ON HDOF CTLR STATES HE IS IN A RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: WAS GIVEN A HDG BY CENTER (MIGHT HAVE BEEN PATUXENT APCH) AFTER BEING GIVEN VECTORS AROUND (OR FOR) TFC. WAS TO INTERCEPT V229 BTWN LEEAH AND GARED INTXNS ON AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 250 DEGS, THEN GIVEN DIRECT HARCUM (HCM) VOR AND AFTER A FEW MINS, GIVEN A HDOF. NEXT CTLR ADVISED I WAS IN A RESTR AREA AND ASSIGNED A NEW HDG. I ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT ATC WOULD NOT VECTOR ACFT INTO RESTR OR ANY SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE UNLESS IT WAS SAFE. JUST 1 MORE THING TO WORRY ABOUT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT A VOR WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF HIS RTING WAS OTS. CONSEQUENTLY CENTER WAS ISSUING VECTORS TO INTERCEPT THE AIRWAY. HE WAS NOT USING OWN NAV. ON HDOF CTLR WAS RATHER RUDE SO HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS ON A VECTOR AND FLYING THE ASSIGNED HDG.

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.