Unauthorized uncoord penetration of an MOA and restr area R2901 by the low time pilot of a PA34 en r...

Attributes
ACN	547819
Time
Date	200205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 165 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	547819
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from mlb, requested frequency to obtain status of avon MOA and restr area R2901 to determine route to sebring (sef). Tower did not know frequency with information. Contacted daytona to request if MOA/R2901 was hot. Referred to orlando approach control, who also did not have information. Referred to ZMA frequency, requested status of MOA/R2901 and IFR clearance to sebring from orlando approach. Squawk code given by orlando verified, position and altitude verified with controller. Xferred to ZMA. Controller requested 'what would be your direct heading to sebring and what is seabring's designation?' response of '260 degrees' and 'ksef' given. Controller stated 'clearance not yet available, maintain 260 degree heading, maintain VFR until return with clearance.' near ksef, attempted to contact ZMA without success. On landing, message to call watch supervisor at ZMA received. Call made, and was informed that R2901 was 'hot' and was violated en route to sef. Supervisor stated miami controller had informed us that the area was active. He stated he had not checked the tapes. He stated miami controller had failed to hand us off to him in the area of ksef. He warned of the possible consequences of violation of this airspace, and stated no further report or action would be undertaken. 3 pilots on board -- none heard controller state area active, and such a statement was never acknowledged. Vector given by ATC was followed without ever getting answer to question of activity of MOA/R2901.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AN MOA AND RESTR AREA R2901 BY THE LOW TIME PLT OF A PA34 ENRTE TO SEF. FL.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM MLB, REQUESTED FREQ TO OBTAIN STATUS OF AVON MOA AND RESTR AREA R2901 TO DETERMINE RTE TO SEBRING (SEF). TWR DID NOT KNOW FREQ WITH INFO. CONTACTED DAYTONA TO REQUEST IF MOA/R2901 WAS HOT. REFERRED TO ORLANDO APCH CTL, WHO ALSO DID NOT HAVE INFO. REFERRED TO ZMA FREQ, REQUESTED STATUS OF MOA/R2901 AND IFR CLRNC TO SEBRING FROM ORLANDO APCH. SQUAWK CODE GIVEN BY ORLANDO VERIFIED, POS AND ALT VERIFIED WITH CTLR. XFERRED TO ZMA. CTLR REQUESTED 'WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DIRECT HDG TO SEBRING AND WHAT IS SEABRING'S DESIGNATION?' RESPONSE OF '260 DEGS' AND 'KSEF' GIVEN. CTLR STATED 'CLRNC NOT YET AVAILABLE, MAINTAIN 260 DEG HDG, MAINTAIN VFR UNTIL RETURN WITH CLRNC.' NEAR KSEF, ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ZMA WITHOUT SUCCESS. ON LNDG, MESSAGE TO CALL WATCH SUPVR AT ZMA RECEIVED. CALL MADE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT R2901 WAS 'HOT' AND WAS VIOLATED ENRTE TO SEF. SUPVR STATED MIAMI CTLR HAD INFORMED US THAT THE AREA WAS ACTIVE. HE STATED HE HAD NOT CHKED THE TAPES. HE STATED MIAMI CTLR HAD FAILED TO HAND US OFF TO HIM IN THE AREA OF KSEF. HE WARNED OF THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION OF THIS AIRSPACE, AND STATED NO FURTHER RPT OR ACTION WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN. 3 PLTS ON BOARD -- NONE HEARD CTLR STATE AREA ACTIVE, AND SUCH A STATEMENT WAS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED. VECTOR GIVEN BY ATC WAS FOLLOWED WITHOUT EVER GETTING ANSWER TO QUESTION OF ACTIVITY OF MOA/R2901.

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.

Unauthorized uncoord penetration of an MOA and restr area R2901 by the low time pilot of a PA34 en route to sef. Fl.