Air carrier X unauthorized penetration of military restr airspace.

Attributes
ACN	302253
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bvl
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tracon : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 13
ASRS Report	302253
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : military
Events
Anomaly	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	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

In spite of a LOA paragraph to the contrary, slc approach refused to accept inbound handoffs during the arrival rush today. My sector (ZLC sector 28/40) had 6 aircraft inbound in the 13 mi wide corridor between restr areas R6404 and R6406. In the subsequent confusion caused by approach's action, air carrier X, a slc departure, was allowed to remain on his departure heading too long and drifted into R6404. I was alerted to the situation by a call from clover control (military controllers of the airspace). Immediate action was taken to vector X clear of the restr area, and, to the best of my knowledge, separation was not compromised. Safety was most certainly compromised by slc approach action which seems to happen with all to alarming frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNAUTH PENETRATION OF MIL RESTR AIRSPACE.

Narrative: IN SPITE OF A LOA PARAGRAPH TO THE CONTRARY, SLC APCH REFUSED TO ACCEPT INBOUND HDOFS DURING THE ARR RUSH TODAY. MY SECTOR (ZLC SECTOR 28/40) HAD 6 ACFT INBOUND IN THE 13 MI WIDE CORRIDOR BTWN RESTR AREAS R6404 AND R6406. IN THE SUBSEQUENT CONFUSION CAUSED BY APCH'S ACTION, ACR X, A SLC DEP, WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON HIS DEP HDG TOO LONG AND DRIFTED INTO R6404. I WAS ALERTED TO THE SIT BY A CALL FROM CLOVER CTL (MIL CTLRS OF THE AIRSPACE). IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO VECTOR X CLR OF THE RESTR AREA, AND, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, SEPARATION WAS NOT COMPROMISED. SAFETY WAS MOST CERTAINLY COMPROMISED BY SLC APCH ACTION WHICH SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH ALL TO ALARMING FREQ.

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.