Air carrier medium large transport frequency change missed and unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	94060
Time
Date	198809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : flo
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j207
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 14970
ASRS Report	94060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	94058
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier flight opop was cleared 'chs J55 flo J207 rdu fak COATT1 iad FL330.' on climb out, we were reclred 'direct van direct flo J207 as filed' at jax ARTCC request due to traffic and WX. Our last cleared altitude was FL230. On climb out and cruise, we were in and out of clouds in light to less than moderate chop. After passing flo on J207 we continued to hear radio conversation, but were unaware we had flown out of jax ARTCC range. The company contacted us by SELCAL and told us to go to dca ARTCC on 132.4. Shortly after checking in, we were told by dca ARTCC that we had flown through R5311C (12000 to FL290) at FL230. R5311C was 'hot' at the time. We never heard or acknowledged a frequency change from jax ARTCC after level off at FL230. Jax ARTCC tape indicates they said 'company opop, go to 124.07.' someone answered '24.07 opop,' not '124.07, company opop.' in 22 yrs of commercial flying as a first officer and captain, I have always used my company call sign when talking to ATC, and as a captain I always brief my first officer's to do the same so that ATC knows who they're talking to. Had someone not answered for us, jax ARTCC would have come back at us with the new frequency. Had we answered, there is no reason why we would not have changed to the new frequency. Had we not established radio contact, we would have come back to the old frequency. I maintain we did not hear or acknowledge a frequency change from jax ARTCC to go to 124.07. Supplemental information from acn 94058. Neither the captain nor I recall answering a radio call from jax center for a frequency change. I have flown up J207 north of flo tens of times in the last few years. Restr area 5311 had never before come into play, and thus had almost become invisible on the chart. I think we all rely too much on ATC to keep us out of restr airspace. Viewing the chart is too often limited to seeking out the outbnd and inbound radials west/O paying much attention to what is in between, especially over routes we have flown dozens of times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FREQ CHANGE MISSED AND UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACR FLT OPOP WAS CLRED 'CHS J55 FLO J207 RDU FAK COATT1 IAD FL330.' ON CLB OUT, WE WERE RECLRED 'DIRECT VAN DIRECT FLO J207 AS FILED' AT JAX ARTCC REQUEST DUE TO TFC AND WX. OUR LAST CLRED ALT WAS FL230. ON CLB OUT AND CRUISE, WE WERE IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN LIGHT TO LESS THAN MODERATE CHOP. AFTER PASSING FLO ON J207 WE CONTINUED TO HEAR RADIO CONVERSATION, BUT WERE UNAWARE WE HAD FLOWN OUT OF JAX ARTCC RANGE. THE COMPANY CONTACTED US BY SELCAL AND TOLD US TO GO TO DCA ARTCC ON 132.4. SHORTLY AFTER CHKING IN, WE WERE TOLD BY DCA ARTCC THAT WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH R5311C (12000 TO FL290) AT FL230. R5311C WAS 'HOT' AT THE TIME. WE NEVER HEARD OR ACKNOWLEDGED A FREQ CHANGE FROM JAX ARTCC AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL230. JAX ARTCC TAPE INDICATES THEY SAID 'COMPANY OPOP, GO TO 124.07.' SOMEONE ANSWERED '24.07 OPOP,' NOT '124.07, COMPANY OPOP.' IN 22 YRS OF COMMERCIAL FLYING AS A F/O AND CAPT, I HAVE ALWAYS USED MY COMPANY CALL SIGN WHEN TALKING TO ATC, AND AS A CAPT I ALWAYS BRIEF MY F/O'S TO DO THE SAME SO THAT ATC KNOWS WHO THEY'RE TALKING TO. HAD SOMEONE NOT ANSWERED FOR US, JAX ARTCC WOULD HAVE COME BACK AT US WITH THE NEW FREQ. HAD WE ANSWERED, THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE WOULD NOT HAVE CHANGED TO THE NEW FREQ. HAD WE NOT ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT, WE WOULD HAVE COME BACK TO THE OLD FREQ. I MAINTAIN WE DID NOT HEAR OR ACKNOWLEDGE A FREQ CHANGE FROM JAX ARTCC TO GO TO 124.07. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 94058. NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I RECALL ANSWERING A RADIO CALL FROM JAX CENTER FOR A FREQ CHANGE. I HAVE FLOWN UP J207 N OF FLO TENS OF TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. RESTR AREA 5311 HAD NEVER BEFORE COME INTO PLAY, AND THUS HAD ALMOST BECOME INVISIBLE ON THE CHART. I THINK WE ALL RELY TOO MUCH ON ATC TO KEEP US OUT OF RESTR AIRSPACE. VIEWING THE CHART IS TOO OFTEN LIMITED TO SEEKING OUT THE OUTBND AND INBND RADIALS W/O PAYING MUCH ATTN TO WHAT IS IN BETWEEN, ESPECIALLY OVER ROUTES WE HAVE FLOWN DOZENS OF TIMES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.