Pilot of light transport atx aircraft inadvertently penetrated an active (hot) MOA airspace.

Attributes
ACN	205206
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	205206
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

On mar/wed/92, I departed abe for grr. Clearance was cleared as filed, (direct slt direct sym, direct). En route, cruising at 140 on ZNY's 133.5 approximately 28 NM south of the jhw VOR and west of the slt VOR, I realized that center frequency had gotten rather quiet. I called ny twice before I got a response and they replied loud and clear. A few mins later, I called ny to request direct grr. Again, 2 calls before I received a response. Ny's reply was to contact cleveland center 128.65 with my request. Upon chkin in with cleveland, I was informed that I was in the duke MOA which was hot, that cleveland had been trying to contact us for the last 50 NM, and that they thought I had lost my communication equipment. I advised cleveland that I had just been turned over from ZNY 133.5, and that no mention of the duke MOA had been mentioned, and that I had not received any vectors around the MOA. Cleveland inquired as to what my previous frequency had been. At the time, I had a passenger in the right hand cockpit seat who is also a well qualified pilot. Neither of us are aware of hearing a call from ZNY handing us over to cleveland center.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LTT ATX ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED AN ACTIVE (HOT) MOA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON MAR/WED/92, I DEPARTED ABE FOR GRR. CLRNC WAS CLRED AS FILED, (DIRECT SLT DIRECT SYM, DIRECT). ENRTE, CRUISING AT 140 ON ZNY'S 133.5 APPROX 28 NM S OF THE JHW VOR AND W OF THE SLT VOR, I REALIZED THAT CTR FREQ HAD GOTTEN RATHER QUIET. I CALLED NY TWICE BEFORE I GOT A RESPONSE AND THEY REPLIED LOUD AND CLR. A FEW MINS LATER, I CALLED NY TO REQUEST DIRECT GRR. AGAIN, 2 CALLS BEFORE I RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NY'S REPLY WAS TO CONTACT CLEVELAND CTR 128.65 WITH MY REQUEST. UPON CHKIN IN WITH CLEVELAND, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS IN THE DUKE MOA WHICH WAS HOT, THAT CLEVELAND HAD BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT US FOR THE LAST 50 NM, AND THAT THEY THOUGHT I HAD LOST MY COM EQUIP. I ADVISED CLEVELAND THAT I HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OVER FROM ZNY 133.5, AND THAT NO MENTION OF THE DUKE MOA HAD BEEN MENTIONED, AND THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY VECTORS AROUND THE MOA. CLEVELAND INQUIRED AS TO WHAT MY PREVIOUS FREQ HAD BEEN. AT THE TIME, I HAD A PAX IN THE R HAND COCKPIT SEAT WHO IS ALSO A WELL QUALIFIED PLT. NEITHER OF US ARE AWARE OF HEARING A CALL FROM ZNY HANDING US OVER TO CLEVELAND CTR.

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.