CTLR FORGOT RESTRICTED AREA WAS ACTIVE ARTCC TRACON INTRAFAC COORD UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORD PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED AIRSPACE WITH ACR X. OPDEV.

Date: 1992-04 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-weather-turbulence|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit

Synopsis

CTLR FORGOT RESTRICTED AREA WAS ACTIVE ARTCC TRACON INTRAFAC COORD UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORD PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED AIRSPACE WITH ACR X. OPDEV.

Narrative

WORKING THE N HIGH SECTOR AT DULLES (POS DECOMBINED) WITH WX MOVING INTO THE AREA AND SEVERE TSTMS AND VECTORING (WITHIN THE XX00 HR) 12 ACFT OR SO THROUGH THE WX. I RECEIVED OVER MRB FOR BWI; ACR X NEEDED TO DEVIATE FOR WX AND WOULDN'T TURN TOWARDS THE FILED RTE; THE DEV WAS APPROVED. AS ACR X PROGRESSED MANY POINT OUTS AND APPREQ'S WERE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SEPARATION FROM OTHER SURROUNDING SECTORS. A CTR CTLR HAD CALLED ON THE LAND LINE AND REMINDED ME OF THE AREA BEING ACTIVE (R-4009) TO 12500 AND ACR X WAS AT 11000. I TOLD HIM I FORGOT ABOUT IT BEING ACTIVE. I GUESS AFTER WORKING THESE ACFT THROUGH THE WX AND NOT REALLY BEING ABLE TO GO ON COURSE IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT I FORGOT ABOUT THE R-4009. ALSO; AN ARR RUSH FROM ZNY WAS IN PROGRESS AND IT WAS ANOTHER SECTOR TO COORD WITH; NY WAS DSNDING FROM FL'S TO 10000 AND I WAS DEVIATING AT 11000. IT WAS VERY COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED WITH WX AND DEVS. THE ZDC NOTIFIED MY SUPVR AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO STAY CLR OF R-4009. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST ME AT THIS TIME AND I CONTINUED TO WORK THE POS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.