Narrative:

Air carrier flight xx was west of dca VOR, descending inbound on a 90 degree course for a landing at bwi. We had been cleared direct bwi, but that clearance was rescinded and we were reclred direct dca, direct bwi. The copilot was flying the aircraft and had a course needle centered on 90 degrees in his window. I remember distinctly commenting on the washington monument, which was visible out to my left about 40 degrees from the vertical. I could also see both approachs to the memorial, key and 14ST street bridges from va into dc. Over dca we made a shallow turn to proceed direct to bwi. We proceeded to bwi and upon landing were told to call dca approach controller by phone. I called and the supervisor answered. When I idented myself, he said '...you did nothing wrong. You followed our clearance precisely--however the white house called and claims you flew over them. We argued that our radar pilot showed you well clear, and a printout of our pilot will substantiate that fact.' the fact that I could see all the landmarks would indicate that we were indeed well south of the river and a 20 degree heading change didn't bring us close enough to the white house to warrant all this fuss.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALLEGED ENTRY INTO P56 BY ACR LGT.

Narrative: ACR FLT XX WAS W OF DCA VOR, DSNDING INBND ON A 90 DEG COURSE FOR A LNDG AT BWI. WE HAD BEEN CLRED DIRECT BWI, BUT THAT CLRNC WAS RESCINDED AND WE WERE RECLRED DIRECT DCA, DIRECT BWI. THE COPLT WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND HAD A COURSE NEEDLE CENTERED ON 90 DEGS IN HIS WINDOW. I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY COMMENTING ON THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, WHICH WAS VISIBLE OUT TO MY LEFT ABOUT 40 DEGS FROM THE VERT. I COULD ALSO SEE BOTH APCHS TO THE MEMORIAL, KEY AND 14ST STREET BRIDGES FROM VA INTO DC. OVER DCA WE MADE A SHALLOW TURN TO PROCEED DIRECT TO BWI. WE PROCEEDED TO BWI AND UPON LNDG WERE TOLD TO CALL DCA APCH CTLR BY PHONE. I CALLED AND THE SUPVR ANSWERED. WHEN I IDENTED MYSELF, HE SAID '...YOU DID NOTHING WRONG. YOU FOLLOWED OUR CLRNC PRECISELY--HOWEVER THE WHITE HOUSE CALLED AND CLAIMS YOU FLEW OVER THEM. WE ARGUED THAT OUR RADAR PLT SHOWED YOU WELL CLR, AND A PRINTOUT OF OUR PLT WILL SUBSTANTIATE THAT FACT.' THE FACT THAT I COULD SEE ALL THE LANDMARKS WOULD INDICATE THAT WE WERE INDEED WELL S OF THE RIVER AND A 20 DEG HDG CHANGE DIDN'T BRING US CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO WARRANT ALL THIS FUSS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.