Air carrier X unauthorized uncoord penetration of restr airspace. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	278067
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 24 controller supervisory : 4
ASRS Report	278067
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

The leese arrival, which is one of only 2 arrival stars into orlando, does not clear military airspace (known as the palatka 1 MOA). Aircraft on centerline of leese arrival are not sufficiently clear of the MOA for the arrival to be used, however, the arrival (leese 8) is never closed when the airspace is in use. With the amount of thunderstorm activity in this part of fl during summer months, it is almost impossible for pilots to stay west of centerline of the leese to avoid the MOA. In this incident, air carrier X was 4 mi east of the leese arrival, thus resulting in an operational deviation. Corrective action: either realign the palatka MOA so that the leese arrival is clear or close the leese arrival when the MOA is in use. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the leese 7 arrival does not clear the buffered airspace from r- 2907. The distance to the edge of the restr is 2 4/10 mi. When the area is hot, controllers are required to vector away from the restr airspace or use vertical separation until clear then issue a high rate of descent to comply with arrival LOA for mco approach control. Center and military are negotiating moving the eastern boundary 10 mi west.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF RESTR AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Narrative: THE LEESE ARR, WHICH IS ONE OF ONLY 2 ARR STARS INTO ORLANDO, DOES NOT CLR MIL AIRSPACE (KNOWN AS THE PALATKA 1 MOA). ACFT ON CTRLINE OF LEESE ARR ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLR OF THE MOA FOR THE ARR TO BE USED, HOWEVER, THE ARR (LEESE 8) IS NEVER CLOSED WHEN THE AIRSPACE IS IN USE. WITH THE AMOUNT OF TSTM ACTIVITY IN THIS PART OF FL DURING SUMMER MONTHS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR PLTS TO STAY W OF CTRLINE OF THE LEESE TO AVOID THE MOA. IN THIS INCIDENT, ACR X WAS 4 MI E OF THE LEESE ARR, THUS RESULTING IN AN OPDEV. CORRECTIVE ACTION: EITHER REALIGN THE PALATKA MOA SO THAT THE LEESE ARR IS CLR OR CLOSE THE LEESE ARR WHEN THE MOA IS IN USE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE LEESE 7 ARR DOES NOT CLR THE BUFFERED AIRSPACE FROM R- 2907. THE DISTANCE TO THE EDGE OF THE RESTR IS 2 4/10 MI. WHEN THE AREA IS HOT, CTLRS ARE REQUIRED TO VECTOR AWAY FROM THE RESTR AIRSPACE OR USE VERT SEPARATION UNTIL CLR THEN ISSUE A HIGH RATE OF DSCNT TO COMPLY WITH ARR LOA FOR MCO APCH CTL. CTR AND MIL ARE NEGOTIATING MOVING THE EASTERN BOUNDARY 10 MI W.

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.