<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1159608, March 2014

PA32 pilot reports pilot submitting the required international flight plan and eapis form in a timely manner prior to flight. The pilot believed that because it was VFR conditions at the time of flight; the flight could take place under VFR rules and that there was no requirement to talk to ATC and obtain a unique squawk code.

Attributes
ACN	1159608
Time
Date	201403
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	VRB.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 1429 Flight Crew Type 1335
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

To depart the us; the pilot submitted the required international flight plan and eapis form in a timely manner prior to flight. The pilot believed the submission of those documents properly identified the pilot and aircraft to authorities for the intended flight. Because VFR international flight plans are acceptable; the pilot assumed that because it was VFR conditions at the time of flight; the flight could take place under VFR rules and that there was no requirement to talk to ATC and obtain a unique squawk code. Therefore the flight took place and crossed the international ADIZ without two way communication with ATC and without obtaining a unique squawk code.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 pilot reports pilot submitting the required international flight plan and eApis form in a timely manner prior to flight. The pilot believed that because it was VFR conditions at the time of flight; the flight could take place under VFR rules and that there was no requirement to talk to ATC and obtain a unique squawk code.

Narrative: To depart the US; the pilot submitted the required international flight plan and eApis form in a timely manner prior to flight. The pilot believed the submission of those documents properly identified the pilot and aircraft to authorities for the intended flight. Because VFR international flight plans are acceptable; the pilot assumed that because it was VFR conditions at the time of flight; the flight could take place under VFR rules and that there was no requirement to talk to ATC and obtain a unique squawk code. Therefore the flight took place and crossed the international ADIZ without two way communication with ATC and without obtaining a unique squawk code.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.