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Attributes | |
ACN | 261610 |
Time | |
Date | 199401 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : nca |
State Reference | NC |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 12 |
ASRS Report | 261610 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Sectors 25 and 26 were completely saturated with traffic. Gamecock 'a' MDA was active up to FL170. Seymore johnson 'echo MOA' was active to FL220. All altitudes above FL200 were turbulent. FL180 was unusable due to low altimeter. Both sector 25 and 26 had an r-side, l-side, and d-side. I, being the r-man, had to stand up because there was no physical room at the sector. There were several UHF and VHF frequency aircraft which lead to several readbacks being blocked. There was an X.21 and Y.21, both UHF fgts who were taking each other's clrncs. A military trainer was on frequency who required several vectors around gamecock and echo. Commercial traffic, which normally would have been in the high altitude were in our sector, which increased volume as well as complexity since they all needed vectors around echo MOA, plus they were all tying up the frequency requesting lower. Needless to say, this sector was completely screwed up. Military X, an F-16, came out of pob air force base over non controled airspace to W-122. The highest altitude I could give him was 14000 ft. He was pointed out to #25 and put on cherry point frequency. He did not belong on them, they put him on sector 25, who climbed him immediately to miss R-5306E, a 1 1/2 mi wide and 3 mi long artillery range. Ntap at no time shows quasars in this airspace. Management contends the aircraft had to miss the area by 3 mi. I believe I just have to miss it. That's my story. Call me if you feel like it or call ZDC management and get their mindless babble.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MIL X UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.
Narrative: SECTORS 25 AND 26 WERE COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH TFC. GAMECOCK 'A' MDA WAS ACTIVE UP TO FL170. SEYMORE JOHNSON 'ECHO MOA' WAS ACTIVE TO FL220. ALL ALTS ABOVE FL200 WERE TURBULENT. FL180 WAS UNUSABLE DUE TO LOW ALTIMETER. BOTH SECTOR 25 AND 26 HAD AN R-SIDE, L-SIDE, AND D-SIDE. I, BEING THE R-MAN, HAD TO STAND UP BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL ROOM AT THE SECTOR. THERE WERE SEVERAL UHF AND VHF FREQ ACFT WHICH LEAD TO SEVERAL READBACKS BEING BLOCKED. THERE WAS AN X.21 AND Y.21, BOTH UHF FGTS WHO WERE TAKING EACH OTHER'S CLRNCS. A MIL TRAINER WAS ON FREQ WHO REQUIRED SEVERAL VECTORS AROUND GAMECOCK AND ECHO. COMMERCIAL TFC, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH ALT WERE IN OUR SECTOR, WHICH INCREASED VOLUME AS WELL AS COMPLEXITY SINCE THEY ALL NEEDED VECTORS AROUND ECHO MOA, PLUS THEY WERE ALL TYING UP THE FREQ REQUESTING LOWER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS SECTOR WAS COMPLETELY SCREWED UP. MIL X, AN F-16, CAME OUT OF POB AIR FORCE BASE OVER NON CTLED AIRSPACE TO W-122. THE HIGHEST ALT I COULD GIVE HIM WAS 14000 FT. HE WAS POINTED OUT TO #25 AND PUT ON CHERRY POINT FREQ. HE DID NOT BELONG ON THEM, THEY PUT HIM ON SECTOR 25, WHO CLBED HIM IMMEDIATELY TO MISS R-5306E, A 1 1/2 MI WIDE AND 3 MI LONG ARTILLERY RANGE. NTAP AT NO TIME SHOWS QUASARS IN THIS AIRSPACE. MGMNT CONTENDS THE ACFT HAD TO MISS THE AREA BY 3 MI. I BELIEVE I JUST HAVE TO MISS IT. THAT'S MY STORY. CALL ME IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT OR CALL ZDC MGMNT AND GET THEIR MINDLESS BABBLE.
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.