C206 PLT PENETRATES LIVE MUNITIONS CTLED FIRING AREA IN R-6402A WITHIN THE DUGWAY PROVING GROUND WITHOUT A CLRNC. HE INCORRECTLY INTERPED COORD AND FREQS ON THE SLC SECTIONAL.

Date: 2004-04 · Aircraft: Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-controlled-firing-area-penetration

Synopsis

C206 PLT PENETRATES LIVE MUNITIONS CTLED FIRING AREA IN R-6402A WITHIN THE DUGWAY PROVING GROUND WITHOUT A CLRNC. HE INCORRECTLY INTERPED COORD AND FREQS ON THE SLC SECTIONAL.

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING W IN A CESSNA STATION AIR; S OF TOOELE; UT; I WAS ENRTE TO WENDOVER; UT; AND HAD THE SALT LAKE CITY SECTIONAL IN FRONT OF ME. THE RTE REQUIRED MY XING SEVIER B&D MOA; WITH R-6402A (DUGWAY PROVING GROUND) W OF THAT. A BOX ON THE SECTIONAL; OVER THE RESTR AREA; BUT WITH AN ARROW POINTING TO THE MOA; SHOWED CLOVER CTL ON 134.1 AS THE CTLING AUTH. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE ARROW POINTING TO THE MOA; INSTEAD THINKING THE BOX SHOWED THE CTLING AUTH FOR THE RESTR AREA (WHICH IT IS; ALSO; ALTHOUGH THE RESTR AREA REQUIRES ADDITIONAL CLRNC; WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS RPT). AT AROUND 5500 FT; AND JUST BELOW THE RIDGE LINE DUE W; I CALLED CLOVER CTL; AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE MOA. CLOVER CTL RESPONDED; STATING THE MOA WAS COLD; AND ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE FLT FOLLOWING AND ASSIGNED SQUAWK. I ENTERED THE CODE INTO THE XPONDER AND CONTINUED WESTWARD TOWARDS THE MOA. A MIN LATER; CLOVER CTL CALLED AGAIN; ASKING WHETHER I WOULD LIKE FLT FOLLOWING. THINKING THAT I WAS TOO LOW FOR MY SQUAWK TO BE SEEN; I SWITCHED IT BACK TO 1200; AND DECLINED FLT FOLLOWING TO CLOVER CTL. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST MISTAKE. I PROCEEDED INTO SEVIER MOA; AND THEN CONTINUED WESTWARD INTO R-6402A. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE MIL AREA WAS COLD; AND THAT PASSAGE INTO THE ADJACENT RESTR AREA WAS THUS OK. THIS WAS MY SECOND MISTAKE; THINKING THAT THE MOA AND RESTR AREA HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR CLRNC REQUIREMENTS. I MONITORED 134.10 WHILE IN THE RESTR AREA; AND CHANGED TO MICHAEL AAF TWR FREQ; 126.2; AFTER PASSING E OF THE BASE. THE RESTR AREA WAS NOT COLD THAT EVENING; AND MY PASSAGE FROM THE MOA INTO THE RESTR AREA CAUSED CONCERN; AS I WAS TO FIND OUT LATER. I TRAVERSED THE RESTR AREA NWBOUND UNTIL REACHING WENDOVER; WHERE I PERFORMED LNDG PRACTICE. CLOVER CTL THEN CONTACTED ME ON WENDOVER CTAF 122.8; AND ASKED FOR ME TO CALL THEM THE NEXT DAY. IT TURNS OUT THE ARMY WAS WORKING WITH LIVE AMMUNITION ON THE GND IN THE RESTR AREA; AND WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY PASSAGE. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMS FROM CLOVER CTL WHILE PASSING THROUGH; AND ONLY AT THIS TIME DID I REALIZE I HAD MADE A MISTAKE.

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