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ZMA controller voiced concern regarding a 'special use' airspace area used for aircraft test purposes; noting the airspace is very close to air carrier corridors and user fly right up to the boundaries creating a safety concern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 983986 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
The 7110.65 states that an aircraft in a special use area must remain within the confines of the area. This was the problem in this case. The user was a foreign company assembling aircraft at their facility and test flying them just off the coast of florida. The aircraft being tested are brand new; newly assembled aircraft that need IFR clearances; non-rvsm up to FL410. They are using a previously designed sua for their tests. They are flying these aircraft right up to the edge of the airspace. This airspace has to be drawn on to the pvd with the draw function. There are multiple arrival and departure corridors around this airspace. I feel that any small mistake could lead to an oe if not something worse. I believe the company and their test pilots should be required to remain at least 2.5 (two and a half) miles to the inside of the airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMA Controller voiced concern regarding a 'special use' airspace area used for aircraft test purposes; noting the airspace is very close to air carrier corridors and user fly right up to the boundaries creating a safety concern.
Narrative: The 7110.65 states that an aircraft in a special use area must remain within the confines of the area. This was the problem in this case. The user was a foreign company assembling aircraft at their facility and test flying them just off the coast of Florida. The aircraft being tested are brand new; newly assembled aircraft that need IFR clearances; non-RVSM up to FL410. They are using a previously designed SUA for their tests. They are flying these aircraft right up to the edge of the airspace. This airspace has to be drawn on to the PVD with the draw function. There are multiple arrival and departure corridors around this airspace. I feel that any small mistake could lead to an OE if not something worse. I believe the company and their test pilots should be required to remain at least 2.5 (two and a half) miles to the inside of the airspace.
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.