Pia TRACON controller allowed aircraft to fly through active MOA without ZKC approval. Operational d...

Attributes
ACN	99418
Time
Date	198812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tracon : pia tower : mco
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v116
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 14 controller supervisory : 10
ASRS Report	99418
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Peoria approach airspace is from surface to 10000'. ZKC requested to use the southwest corner of that airspace, which is inside the howard MOA, for military training from 9000' to FL230 which I approved. I had an over flight at 9000' from north to south which penetrated the airspace because I forgot to descend him. No other aircraft involved. To prevent this situation, the howard MOA should only extend from 11000' and above and be kept clear of approach airspace. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: discussed reporter suggestion that floor of howard east MOA be raised to 11000'. During facility review of operation deviation he made same suggestion but got very cool response from facility manager who told him just to keep his aircraft out of MOA when it was active. I explained to reporter that it probably would be very difficult to get military to give up 9000 and 10000 in that area. Reporter gave years in ATC. Says there was no conflict of traffic, but ZKC controller made complaint of GA aircraft in MOA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIA TRACON CTLR ALLOWED ACFT TO FLY THROUGH ACTIVE MOA WITHOUT ZKC APPROVAL. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.

Narrative: PEORIA APCH AIRSPACE IS FROM SURFACE TO 10000'. ZKC REQUESTED TO USE THE SW CORNER OF THAT AIRSPACE, WHICH IS INSIDE THE HOWARD MOA, FOR MIL TRAINING FROM 9000' TO FL230 WHICH I APPROVED. I HAD AN OVER FLT AT 9000' FROM N TO S WHICH PENETRATED THE AIRSPACE BECAUSE I FORGOT TO DSND HIM. NO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED. TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION, THE HOWARD MOA SHOULD ONLY EXTEND FROM 11000' AND ABOVE AND BE KEPT CLEAR OF APCH AIRSPACE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: DISCUSSED RPTR SUGGESTION THAT FLOOR OF HOWARD E MOA BE RAISED TO 11000'. DURING FAC REVIEW OF OP DEVIATION HE MADE SAME SUGGESTION BUT GOT VERY COOL RESPONSE FROM FAC MGR WHO TOLD HIM JUST TO KEEP HIS ACFT OUT OF MOA WHEN IT WAS ACTIVE. I EXPLAINED TO RPTR THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET MIL TO GIVE UP 9000 AND 10000 IN THAT AREA. RPTR GAVE YEARS IN ATC. SAYS THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OF TFC, BUT ZKC CTLR MADE COMPLAINT OF GA ACFT IN MOA.

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.

Pia TRACON controller allowed aircraft to fly through active MOA without ZKC approval. Operational deviation.