Unauthorized penetration of airspace. ADIZ entered without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	304350
Time
Date	199505
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3450 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	304350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11500
ASRS Report	304607
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At joses intersection I transmitted the required position report to ZMA on frequency 132.3. The ZMA controller acknowledged the position report, issued an IFF code, and stated that we were already 7 mi inside 'her' airspace. She further stated that in the future we should contact ZMA prior to entering 'her' airspace. The captain informed me that he had attempted to contact ZMA on frequency 132.3 10 mins prior to crossing the fir boundary, but was unsuccessful. Would it be possible for latin american and united states ATC personnel to use the telephone to coordinate traffic handoffs? This would seem to be a much safer and more efficient practice, rather than relying on VHF radio contact between aircraft and ATC. Supplemental information from acn 304607: approaching mia fir while in port au prince airspace, tried to contact ZMA southwest of vetmo intersection by approximately 10 mi. (We were still in contact with port au prince center.) could hear 3 other carriers working mia and port au prince ctrs but had no luck contacting ZMA. Had no problem contacting closer to joses intersection. ZMA advised on contact we should have contacted them sooner! Clearance to continue was then received from mia. I felt mia could hear us transmitting but was busy with other aircraft and would get back to us momentarily which would not be unusual in this area of the caribbean.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. ADIZ ENTERED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AT JOSES INTXN I XMITTED THE REQUIRED POS RPT TO ZMA ON FREQ 132.3. THE ZMA CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED THE POS RPT, ISSUED AN IFF CODE, AND STATED THAT WE WERE ALREADY 7 MI INSIDE 'HER' AIRSPACE. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT IN THE FUTURE WE SHOULD CONTACT ZMA PRIOR TO ENTERING 'HER' AIRSPACE. THE CAPT INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ZMA ON FREQ 132.3 10 MINS PRIOR TO XING THE FIR BOUNDARY, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND UNITED STATES ATC PERSONNEL TO USE THE TELEPHONE TO COORDINATE TFC HDOFS? THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A MUCH SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT PRACTICE, RATHER THAN RELYING ON VHF RADIO CONTACT BTWN ACFT AND ATC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 304607: APCHING MIA FIR WHILE IN PORT AU PRINCE AIRSPACE, TRIED TO CONTACT ZMA SW OF VETMO INTXN BY APPROX 10 MI. (WE WERE STILL IN CONTACT WITH PORT AU PRINCE CTR.) COULD HEAR 3 OTHER CARRIERS WORKING MIA AND PORT AU PRINCE CTRS BUT HAD NO LUCK CONTACTING ZMA. HAD NO PROB CONTACTING CLOSER TO JOSES INTXN. ZMA ADVISED ON CONTACT WE SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM SOONER! CLRNC TO CONTINUE WAS THEN RECEIVED FROM MIA. I FELT MIA COULD HEAR US XMITTING BUT WAS BUSY WITH OTHER ACFT AND WOULD GET BACK TO US MOMENTARILY WHICH WOULD NOT BE UNUSUAL IN THIS AREA OF THE CARIBBEAN.

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.