Aircraft flies into restr airspace that is in use with artillery fire.

Attributes
ACN	278097
Time
Date	199407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsm
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tracon : fsm
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	278097
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working approach/departure control when I noticed an aircraft at 7500 ft 10 northwest of fsm sebound. R-2402 was active up to 26000 ft for artillery firing. The VFR aircraft never contacted fort smith approach and as he entered the northwest corner of R-2402, I alerted the range control personnel of the intruding aircraft. The aircraft was halfway through R-2402 before range control could accomplished the cease fire. The aircraft continued through R-2402 and exited the area sebound. ZME was asked to track the aircraft to his destination but no further information was obtained. This was the second incident involving an aircraft violating restr airspace in 1 week during my watch on radar approach/departure control. Better pilot briefings/awareness of restr airspace status and use of VFR radar services could prevent such deviations. Management declined to log the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT FLIES INTO RESTR AIRSPACE THAT IS IN USE WITH ARTILLERY FIRE.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING APCH/DEP CTL WHEN I NOTICED AN ACFT AT 7500 FT 10 NW OF FSM SEBOUND. R-2402 WAS ACTIVE UP TO 26000 FT FOR ARTILLERY FIRING. THE VFR ACFT NEVER CONTACTED FORT SMITH APCH AND AS HE ENTERED THE NW CORNER OF R-2402, I ALERTED THE RANGE CTL PERSONNEL OF THE INTRUDING ACFT. THE ACFT WAS HALFWAY THROUGH R-2402 BEFORE RANGE CTL COULD ACCOMPLISHED THE CEASE FIRE. THE ACFT CONTINUED THROUGH R-2402 AND EXITED THE AREA SEBOUND. ZME WAS ASKED TO TRACK THE ACFT TO HIS DEST BUT NO FURTHER INFO WAS OBTAINED. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVING AN ACFT VIOLATING RESTR AIRSPACE IN 1 WK DURING MY WATCH ON RADAR APCH/DEP CTL. BETTER PLT BRIEFINGS/AWARENESS OF RESTR AIRSPACE STATUS AND USE OF VFR RADAR SVCS COULD PREVENT SUCH DEVS. MGMNT DECLINED TO LOG THE INCIDENT.

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.