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Pilot flew too close to a restr area containing a radar balloon, in the air defense identify zone (ADIZ). Direct communication with the center was lost, and pilot was unable to verify radar position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 322769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lrp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 322769 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Traveling between crp airport and monterrey general escobedo international airport. Passed by R-6317. I was unable to determine the distance to the restr area. I was concerned that balloon in restr area appeared fairly close, raising concern I may have encroached into restr area. Sectional chart appeared to indicate I was outside the area, but it was impossible to tell. I had lost direct contact with ZHU (using relay with overhead commercial airline), so could not verify position with center. Next time, the only way to avoid issue is to preplan fixes with GPS. The sectional has few details in the area of the restr zone. The zone is unfortunately directly between crp and monterrey.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT FLEW TOO CLOSE TO A RESTR AREA CONTAINING A RADAR BALLOON, IN THE AIR DEFENSE IDENT ZONE (ADIZ). DIRECT COM WITH THE CTR WAS LOST, AND PLT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY RADAR POS.
Narrative: TRAVELING BTWN CRP ARPT AND MONTERREY GENERAL ESCOBEDO INTL ARPT. PASSED BY R-6317. I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DISTANCE TO THE RESTR AREA. I WAS CONCERNED THAT BALLOON IN RESTR AREA APPEARED FAIRLY CLOSE, RAISING CONCERN I MAY HAVE ENCROACHED INTO RESTR AREA. SECTIONAL CHART APPEARED TO INDICATE I WAS OUTSIDE THE AREA, BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL. I HAD LOST DIRECT CONTACT WITH ZHU (USING RELAY WITH OVERHEAD COMMERCIAL AIRLINE), SO COULD NOT VERIFY POS WITH CTR. NEXT TIME, THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID ISSUE IS TO PREPLAN FIXES WITH GPS. THE SECTIONAL HAS FEW DETAILS IN THE AREA OF THE RESTR ZONE. THE ZONE IS UNFORTUNATELY DIRECTLY BTWN CRP AND MONTERREY.
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.