Narrative:

On thu, jan/xx/95 I was flying a C-320 from morocaileo, venezuela to isla grande, puerto rico. Just before bixer intersection at 9000 ft, curacao control gave me a new clearance of: direct scopa intersection then direct to my destination, isla grande. Upon reaching scopa intersection, a position report was attempted with no success. I tried a relay through an airlines aircraft but again with no success. I was too low and probably getting overrun by the heavy radio traffic. Since I was close to the curacao -- san juan border, I tried san juan on the published frequency of 135.7. Still no joy. Finally abeam the drakes intersection. I was able to raise san juan. I was given a code to squawk and then handed off to san juan approach. I was advised I was in the san juan military warning area and that there were F-16's about. Moments later I was advised of oncoming F-16's and given an immediate 15 degree traffic avoidance left turn. They went past about 1 mi away. Once I landed, I was asked to call the area supervisor. He said curacao denied giving me the clearance that I had read back. They said they gave me scopa international to crystal international then direct isla grande. I know I did not read this clearance back to them and besides this clearance still would put me into the military warning areas. I had just spent a month flying in venezuela. Though english was spoken by ATC, I had trouble with the accent and the speed at which they spoke. They seemed to have the same trouble with me as 'repeat' was a common request by both sides. I feel curacao control should not have messed with my flight planned route. I feel I should not have accepted any changes to that route in hindsight. But this was my first trip outside of north america and I was going with the flow, trusty ATC to guide me. Radio work was to be kept to a minimum due to the language problems. Next time I won't be so trusting.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR GOES THROUGH ACTIVE WARNING AREA.

Narrative: ON THU, JAN/XX/95 I WAS FLYING A C-320 FROM MOROCAILEO, VENEZUELA TO ISLA GRANDE, PUERTO RICO. JUST BEFORE BIXER INTXN AT 9000 FT, CURACAO CTL GAVE ME A NEW CLRNC OF: DIRECT SCOPA INTXN THEN DIRECT TO MY DEST, ISLA GRANDE. UPON REACHING SCOPA INTXN, A POS RPT WAS ATTEMPTED WITH NO SUCCESS. I TRIED A RELAY THROUGH AN AIRLINES ACFT BUT AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS. I WAS TOO LOW AND PROBABLY GETTING OVERRUN BY THE HVY RADIO TFC. SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO THE CURACAO -- SAN JUAN BORDER, I TRIED SAN JUAN ON THE PUBLISHED FREQ OF 135.7. STILL NO JOY. FINALLY ABEAM THE DRAKES INTXN. I WAS ABLE TO RAISE SAN JUAN. I WAS GIVEN A CODE TO SQUAWK AND THEN HANDED OFF TO SAN JUAN APCH. I WAS ADVISED I WAS IN THE SAN JUAN MIL WARNING AREA AND THAT THERE WERE F-16'S ABOUT. MOMENTS LATER I WAS ADVISED OF ONCOMING F-16'S AND GIVEN AN IMMEDIATE 15 DEG TFC AVOIDANCE L TURN. THEY WENT PAST ABOUT 1 MI AWAY. ONCE I LANDED, I WAS ASKED TO CALL THE AREA SUPVR. HE SAID CURACAO DENIED GIVING ME THE CLRNC THAT I HAD READ BACK. THEY SAID THEY GAVE ME SCOPA INTL TO CRYSTAL INTL THEN DIRECT ISLA GRANDE. I KNOW I DID NOT READ THIS CLRNC BACK TO THEM AND BESIDES THIS CLRNC STILL WOULD PUT ME INTO THE MIL WARNING AREAS. I HAD JUST SPENT A MONTH FLYING IN VENEZUELA. THOUGH ENGLISH WAS SPOKEN BY ATC, I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ACCENT AND THE SPD AT WHICH THEY SPOKE. THEY SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH ME AS 'REPEAT' WAS A COMMON REQUEST BY BOTH SIDES. I FEEL CURACAO CTL SHOULD NOT HAVE MESSED WITH MY FLT PLANNED RTE. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED ANY CHANGES TO THAT RTE IN HINDSIGHT. BUT THIS WAS MY FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE OF N AMERICA AND I WAS GOING WITH THE FLOW, TRUSTY ATC TO GUIDE ME. RADIO WORK WAS TO BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM DUE TO THE LANGUAGE PROBS. NEXT TIME I WON'T BE SO TRUSTING.

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.