UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

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ON AUG/THUR/91 AT APPROX XA00 HRS LCL; I DEPARTED DOBBINS AFB; GA (MGE); IN A MIL ACFT; ON A ROUTINE MAINT TEST FLT FOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE #1 ENG. THE REQUIREMENT EXISTED TO SHUT DOWN (COMPLETE ENG AND PROP STOPPAGE) #1 ENG DURING FLT; PERFORM AN ENG RESTART WITHOUT USE OF THE ENG CRANK SWITCH USING ONLY THE IGNITE SWITCH; UNFEATHER THE PROP; AND THEN PERFORM A DIVING MANEUVER TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE ENG. CLOUD TOPS WERE APPROX 8500-9000 MSL. I PROCEEDED WESTERLY FROM MGE ON A HDG OF 300 DEG AT 6500 MSL STAYING CLR OF CLOUDS; UNTIL S OF THE ROME; GA (RMG) VORTAC; THEN CLBED TO 10500 MSL VFR. SKY CONDITIONS VARIED BTWN SCATTERED AND BROKEN CONDITIONS; DEPENDING ON THE LOCALE. VISIBILITY ON TOP WAS GREATER THAN 15 MI. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN #1 ENG AND FEATHERING THE PROP (COMPLETE ENG AND PROP STOPPAGE); I MANEUVERED EBOUND TO AN AREA WHICH HAD SCATTERED CONDITIONS; MADE CLRING TURNS AND PROCEEDED TO DSND FROM 10500 MSL TO APPROX 7500 MSL TRYING TO AIRSTART #1 ENG WITH NO SUCCESS. I MADE A 360 DEG CLRING TURN AND BEGAN MY DSCNT FROM 10500 MSL ACCELERATING TO 200 KTS IAS ATTEMPTING TO 'AIRSTART' #1 ENG WHICH NOW RESPONDED AND IGNITED AT APPROX 6500 MSL. AFTER LNDG; DOBBINS AFB GND CTL ADVISED ME TO CALL ATLANTA ATC SUPVR'S OFFICE WHICH I DID; ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD VIOLATED THE ATLANTA TCA. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM DURING THE FLT; THINKING THAT SINCE I HAD STARTED MY MANEUVERS BY THE ROME; GA; VORTAC; I WAS WELL CLR OF THE ATL TCA; AND I CONCENTRATED MAINLY ON THE PROBLEM OF RESTARTING #1 ENG. THE VIOLATION OCCURRED BECAUSE MY ATTN WAS DIRECTED TO THE #1 ENG WHICH FAILED TO START (IE; I CONCENTRATED ON A PERCEIVED PROBLEM) BECAUSE I DID NOT STAY AWARE OF MY GEOGRAPHICAL POS AT ALL TIMES; BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT 'OFF' FLAG ON MY DME WINDOW OF DOB TACAN CHANNEL 77; AND BECAUSE A SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD CONDITION LIMITED THE AIRSPACE AVAILABLE TO DSND SAFELY. MY PERCEPTION WAS THAT I WAS CLR OF THE ATL TCA; ALBEIT CLOSE TO ITS OUTER BOUNDARIES. IN SHORT; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; DIVISION OF ATTN; FAULTY DME INDICATOR; LACK OF COM WITH ATL APCH CTL/CENTER AND VFR CLOUD CLRNC REQUIREMENTS PERHAPS ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE TCA VIOLATION.