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An air carrier freighter flies into a restr area under ZAB control on account of thunderstorm activity that prevented any option for a turn to the north while east of tus, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tower : fai.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 450080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Tus departure control cleared our flight to deviate for WX. Departure control handoff to ZAB late and ZAB frequency incorrect. Once correct ZAB frequency contacted, ZAB controller asked us to turn north because of restr airspace penetration. We declined and said unable due to extensive thunderstorm line. ZAB instructed us to squawk emergency and then handed off to next ZAB controller. When able, we turned north to clear restr airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FREIGHTER FLIES INTO A RESTR AREA UNDER ZAB CTL ON ACCOUNT OF TSTM ACTIVITY THAT PREVENTED ANY OPTION FOR A TURN TO THE N WHILE E OF TUS, AZ.
Narrative: TUS DEP CTL CLRED OUR FLT TO DEVIATE FOR WX. DEP CTL HDOF TO ZAB LATE AND ZAB FREQ INCORRECT. ONCE CORRECT ZAB FREQ CONTACTED, ZAB CTLR ASKED US TO TURN N BECAUSE OF RESTR AIRSPACE PENETRATION. WE DECLINED AND SAID UNABLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE TSTM LINE. ZAB INSTRUCTED US TO SQUAWK EMER AND THEN HANDED OFF TO NEXT ZAB CTLR. WHEN ABLE, WE TURNED N TO CLR RESTR AIRSPACE.
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.