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Air carrier heavy aircraft on vectors to a military airport entered restricted airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 839792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GRK.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Type 2800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Being vectored for the ILS 15 at ft hood texas by hood approach we entered a live restricted area. Primarily I believe the controllers experience with rotary and fighter aircraft left him unprepared to deal with a heavy aircraft. We were vectored to intercept the ILS at a near 80 degree angle and were not allowed to descend until far too late for a normal approach. We requested and were granted approval to pass through the localizer and re-intercept from the east; in order to establish a better angle as well as reach the intercept altitude prior to the FAF. It was as we were turning to intercept from the east that the controller became concerned with how far we were going to be east of the localizer. This began a series of turn right/left instructions from the controller that resulted in a generally straight track to the east. If left alone we would have gone approximately 3 miles east of the localizer as we were already headed back to intercept the localizer when the controller stepped in. Instead by issuing several (4 or 5) conflicting directions the controller - unfamiliar with the turn characteristics of a heavy airplane - sent us well into an active restricted area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier heavy aircraft on vectors to a military airport entered restricted airspace.
Narrative: Being vectored for the ILS 15 at Ft Hood Texas by Hood Approach we entered a live restricted area. Primarily I believe the Controllers experience with rotary and fighter aircraft left him unprepared to deal with a heavy aircraft. We were vectored to intercept the ILS at a near 80 degree angle and were not allowed to descend until far too late for a normal approach. We requested and were granted approval to pass through the localizer and re-intercept from the east; in order to establish a better angle as well as reach the intercept altitude prior to the FAF. It was as we were turning to intercept from the east that the Controller became concerned with how far we were going to be east of the localizer. This began a series of turn right/left instructions from the Controller that resulted in a generally straight track to the east. If left alone we would have gone approximately 3 miles east of the localizer as we were already headed back to intercept the localizer when the Controller stepped in. Instead by issuing several (4 or 5) conflicting directions the Controller - unfamiliar with the turn characteristics of a heavy airplane - sent us well into an active restricted area.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.