1992-03 · NASA ASRS report 205206
PLT OF LTT ATX ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED AN ACTIVE (HOT) MOA AIRSPACE.
ON MAR/WED/92; I DEPARTED ABE FOR GRR. CLRNC WAS CLRED AS FILED; (DIRECT SLT DIRECT SYM; DIRECT). ENRTE; CRUISING AT 140 ON ZNY'S 133.5 APPROX 28 NM S OF THE JHW VOR AND W OF THE SLT VOR; I REALIZED THAT CTR FREQ HAD GOTTEN RATHER QUIET. I CALLED NY TWICE BEFORE I GOT A RESPONSE AND THEY REPLIED LOUD AND CLR. A FEW MINS LATER; I CALLED NY TO REQUEST DIRECT GRR. AGAIN; 2 CALLS BEFORE I RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NY'S REPLY WAS TO CONTACT CLEVELAND CTR 128.65 WITH MY REQUEST. UPON CHKIN IN WITH CLEVELAND; I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS IN THE DUKE MOA WHICH WAS HOT; THAT CLEVELAND HAD BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT US FOR THE LAST 50 NM; AND THAT THEY THOUGHT I HAD LOST MY COM EQUIP. I ADVISED CLEVELAND THAT I HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OVER FROM ZNY 133.5; AND THAT NO MENTION OF THE DUKE MOA HAD BEEN MENTIONED; AND THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY VECTORS AROUND THE MOA. CLEVELAND INQUIRED AS TO WHAT MY PREVIOUS FREQ HAD BEEN. AT THE TIME; I HAD A PAX IN THE R HAND COCKPIT SEAT WHO IS ALSO A WELL QUALIFIED PLT. NEITHER OF US ARE AWARE OF HEARING A CALL FROM ZNY HANDING US OVER TO CLEVELAND CTR.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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