Penetration of restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	96998
Time
Date	198810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abb
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 2384
ASRS Report	96998
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed lorain, oh. Climbed to 4500'. Talked to dayton, oh approach. They gave me transponder code after I left dayton airspace. We flew direct nabb VOR. Twenty mi off 038 radial, an fgt flew across my flight path at about 1000' above me. A second fgt approached my left wing tip and was approximately 50' same altitude. He flew with me for about 40 seconds or so. The first fgt came around and across my flight path about 500' above and 1/2 mi in front and dropped what appeared to be 15 or 20 flares in front of my aircraft. The fgt did a 360 degree roll and went behind me, did not see again. I checked my map, we were 20 mi off 038 degree right to nabb. I stayed on course and continued to awm. Would like to ask you, if I may, what was it that he shot out of fgt in front of me? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following. Reporter felt fgt's were just playing around. Received call from FAA. Talked to base commander. Has received letter of intent to violate from FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: DEPARTED LORAIN, OH. CLBED TO 4500'. TALKED TO DAYTON, OH APCH. THEY GAVE ME TRANSPONDER CODE AFTER I LEFT DAYTON AIRSPACE. WE FLEW DIRECT NABB VOR. TWENTY MI OFF 038 RADIAL, AN FGT FLEW ACROSS MY FLT PATH AT ABOUT 1000' ABOVE ME. A SECOND FGT APCHED MY LEFT WING TIP AND WAS APPROX 50' SAME ALT. HE FLEW WITH ME FOR ABOUT 40 SECS OR SO. THE FIRST FGT CAME AROUND AND ACROSS MY FLT PATH ABOUT 500' ABOVE AND 1/2 MI IN FRONT AND DROPPED WHAT APPEARED TO BE 15 OR 20 FLARES IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. THE FGT DID A 360 DEG ROLL AND WENT BEHIND ME, DID NOT SEE AGAIN. I CHKED MY MAP, WE WERE 20 MI OFF 038 DEG R TO NABB. I STAYED ON COURSE AND CONTINUED TO AWM. WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, IF I MAY, WHAT WAS IT THAT HE SHOT OUT OF FGT IN FRONT OF ME? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING. RPTR FELT FGT'S WERE JUST PLAYING AROUND. RECEIVED CALL FROM FAA. TALKED TO BASE COMMANDER. HAS RECEIVED LETTER OF INTENT TO VIOLATE FROM FAA.

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.