ARTCC radar controller clears an air carrier medium large transport into a hot restricted area, then...

Attributes
ACN	210314
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sav
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : flight data
Qualification	controller : non radar controller : developmental
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	210314
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Sector had just been split to ultra high. Radar controller took control of sector. After approximately 15 min, I was asked to sign on to the d-side. After approximately 1 min, sealord called our sector to inquire as to the status of an aircraft that had penetrated a section of W157A known as the 'stary area.' I then looked at the aircraft and its position seeing that it had in fact penetrated this area. I stated 'whiskey alert' to the sealord controller and advised him that the aircraft would be turning out of the area. No other aircraft were involved. However, an airspace violation of an active warning area had occurred. The r-side advised me that she was not aware that the stary area was in use nor had she checked the airspace status board. Situation could have been avoided had she checked this status board or inquired at the time she assumed control of the sector. I was not present at the time she assumed control of the sector and therefore cannot state whether she was verbally briefed on the exact status of the 'stary area' of W157A. Supplemental information from acn 213314. I, controller B, was conducting OJT at R67168. Controller a came to split the ultra high off onto R68 and I was being relieved at R67 at the same time. Controller a sat down at sector R68, took handoffs and traffic briefing. My trainee called up the position relief checklist and gave a complete briefing to controller a and to the controller relieving us at sector R67. Both accepted responsibility for their sectors. We went on break. Controller a later turned an aircraft, an medium large transport, into the warning area as a shortcut. After being told by the warning area controling agent the warning area was hot, the medium large transport was turned out. Controller a told supervisor of the deviation and said she was not briefed the warning area was hot. The controller who relieved me later said in a statement he received a complete briefing. Controller a failed to listen to the complete briefing and failed to check the status information board before turning the medium large transport into the warning area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLRS AN ACR MLG INTO A HOT RESTRICTED AREA, THEN VECTORS ACFT OUT WHEN MIL CTLR ADVISES THAT AREA IS HOT.

Narrative: SECTOR HAD JUST BEEN SPLIT TO ULTRA HIGH. RADAR CTLR TOOK CTL OF SECTOR. AFTER APPROX 15 MIN, I WAS ASKED TO SIGN ON TO THE D-SIDE. AFTER APPROX 1 MIN, SEALORD CALLED OUR SECTOR TO INQUIRE AS TO THE STATUS OF AN ACFT THAT HAD PENETRATED A SECTION OF W157A KNOWN AS THE 'STARY AREA.' I THEN LOOKED AT THE ACFT AND ITS POS SEEING THAT IT HAD IN FACT PENETRATED THIS AREA. I STATED 'WHISKEY ALERT' TO THE SEALORD CTLR AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE ACFT WOULD BE TURNING OUT OF THE AREA. NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED. HOWEVER, AN AIRSPACE VIOLATION OF AN ACTIVE WARNING AREA HAD OCCURRED. THE R-SIDE ADVISED ME THAT SHE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE STARY AREA WAS IN USE NOR HAD SHE CHKED THE AIRSPACE STATUS BOARD. SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD SHE CHKED THIS STATUS BOARD OR INQUIRED AT THE TIME SHE ASSUMED CTL OF THE SECTOR. I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME SHE ASSUMED CTL OF THE SECTOR AND THEREFORE CANNOT STATE WHETHER SHE WAS VERBALLY BRIEFED ON THE EXACT STATUS OF THE 'STARY AREA' OF W157A. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 213314. I, CTLR B, WAS CONDUCTING OJT AT R67168. CTLR A CAME TO SPLIT THE ULTRA HIGH OFF ONTO R68 AND I WAS BEING RELIEVED AT R67 AT THE SAME TIME. CTLR A SAT DOWN AT SECTOR R68, TOOK HDOFS AND TFC BRIEFING. MY TRAINEE CALLED UP THE POS RELIEF CHKLIST AND GAVE A COMPLETE BRIEFING TO CTLR A AND TO THE CTLR RELIEVING US AT SECTOR R67. BOTH ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SECTORS. WE WENT ON BREAK. CTLR A LATER TURNED AN ACFT, AN MLG, INTO THE WARNING AREA AS A SHORTCUT. AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE WARNING AREA CTLING AGENT THE WARNING AREA WAS HOT, THE MLG WAS TURNED OUT. CTLR A TOLD SUPVR OF THE DEV AND SAID SHE WAS NOT BRIEFED THE WARNING AREA WAS HOT. THE CTLR WHO RELIEVED ME LATER SAID IN A STATEMENT HE RECEIVED A COMPLETE BRIEFING. CTLR A FAILED TO LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE BRIEFING AND FAILED TO CHK THE STATUS INFO BOARD BEFORE TURNING THE MLG INTO THE WARNING AREA.

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.

ARTCC radar controller clears an air carrier medium large transport into a hot restricted area, then vectors aircraft out when military controller advises that area is hot.