BE58 enters military restr area without clearance while deviating WX in ZJX airspace.

Attributes
ACN	428471
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : gnv.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1800
ASRS Report	428471
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared direct alma en route avl IFR 8000 ft. Thunderstorms on airborne radar and storm scope. Deviation requested direct craig, direct savanna. Told 'unable, contact next sector.' given 3 new frequencys. None aware of my aircraft. Began 360 degree turns to avoid thunderstorms as requested help. Given back to initial center controller who accused me of violating military 'hot' area. Lots of complaining about 360 degree turn, then given initial request direct craig. I believe the situation occurred due to busy controllers 1) failure to provide clearance for WX deviation, 2) failure to give proper frequency for handoff, and 3) urgent need to dump request to next sector rather than deal with the problem initially. It is unclr why he wouldn't allow deviation for WX initially but was able to after I talked to 3 other controllers. Factors leading to the occurrence were: 1) large amount of traffic. 2) WX moving eastward slower than forecast. 3) narrow corridor to deviate. Possible mechanisms for prevention include: 1) more accurate handoff. 2) better ATC equipment to reduce controller workload. 3) better controller understanding of need for WX avoidance in a timely fashion when thunderstorms are called. This has happened before in this sector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 ENTERS MIL RESTR AREA WITHOUT CLRNC WHILE DEVIATING WX IN ZJX AIRSPACE.

Narrative: CLRED DIRECT ALMA ENRTE AVL IFR 8000 FT. TSTMS ON AIRBORNE RADAR AND STORM SCOPE. DEV REQUESTED DIRECT CRAIG, DIRECT SAVANNA. TOLD 'UNABLE, CONTACT NEXT SECTOR.' GIVEN 3 NEW FREQS. NONE AWARE OF MY ACFT. BEGAN 360 DEG TURNS TO AVOID TSTMS AS REQUESTED HELP. GIVEN BACK TO INITIAL CTR CTLR WHO ACCUSED ME OF VIOLATING MIL 'HOT' AREA. LOTS OF COMPLAINING ABOUT 360 DEG TURN, THEN GIVEN INITIAL REQUEST DIRECT CRAIG. I BELIEVE THE SIT OCCURRED DUE TO BUSY CTLRS 1) FAILURE TO PROVIDE CLRNC FOR WX DEV, 2) FAILURE TO GIVE PROPER FREQ FOR HDOF, AND 3) URGENT NEED TO DUMP REQUEST TO NEXT SECTOR RATHER THAN DEAL WITH THE PROB INITIALLY. IT IS UNCLR WHY HE WOULDN'T ALLOW DEV FOR WX INITIALLY BUT WAS ABLE TO AFTER I TALKED TO 3 OTHER CTLRS. FACTORS LEADING TO THE OCCURRENCE WERE: 1) LARGE AMOUNT OF TFC. 2) WX MOVING EASTWARD SLOWER THAN FORECAST. 3) NARROW CORRIDOR TO DEVIATE. POSSIBLE MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTION INCLUDE: 1) MORE ACCURATE HDOF. 2) BETTER ATC EQUIP TO REDUCE CTLR WORKLOAD. 3) BETTER CTLR UNDERSTANDING OF NEED FOR WX AVOIDANCE IN A TIMELY FASHION WHEN TSTMS ARE CALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN THIS SECTOR.

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.