Air carrier light transport unauthorized penetration of air traffic area. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	97226
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : adw airport : dca
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca tower : adw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : 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 : 240 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	97226
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Dca approach controller issued me a heading and altitude (150 degrees and 1500'). This heading placed me east of dca now heading towards andrews AFB. I observed an mlt about 3 mi ahead of final approach to andrews. My aircraft was now inside andrews air traffic area. Dca controller was busy with another aircraft, he then gave me a command of a hard right turn to 250 degrees. When talking to his supervisor over the phone, approach controller had never cleared us through andrews air traffic area and never coordinated with them via landline. If I had not been told to turn my aircraft could have been endangering other military aircraft as well as my own. This controller should have coordinated with andrews prior to putting me through their airspace, as this could lead to FAA enforcement action against me, the pilot. This controller spent too much time talking with other aircraft which delayed his commands towards me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF ATA. OPERATIONAL DEV.

Narrative: DCA APCH CTLR ISSUED ME A HDG AND ALT (150 DEGS AND 1500'). THIS HDG PLACED ME E OF DCA NOW HDG TOWARDS ANDREWS AFB. I OBSERVED AN MLT ABOUT 3 MI AHEAD OF FINAL APCH TO ANDREWS. MY ACFT WAS NOW INSIDE ANDREWS ATA. DCA CTLR WAS BUSY WITH ANOTHER ACFT, HE THEN GAVE ME A COMMAND OF A HARD RIGHT TURN TO 250 DEGS. WHEN TALKING TO HIS SUPVR OVER THE PHONE, APCH CTLR HAD NEVER CLRED US THROUGH ANDREWS ATA AND NEVER COORDINATED WITH THEM VIA LANDLINE. IF I HAD NOT BEEN TOLD TO TURN MY ACFT COULD HAVE BEEN ENDANGERING OTHER MIL ACFT AS WELL AS MY OWN. THIS CTLR SHOULD HAVE COORDINATED WITH ANDREWS PRIOR TO PUTTING ME THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE, AS THIS COULD LEAD TO FAA ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ME, THE PLT. THIS CTLR SPENT TOO MUCH TIME TALKING WITH OTHER ACFT WHICH DELAYED HIS COMMANDS TOWARDS ME.

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.