Pilot of small aircraft entered warning area in ADIZ. Airforce alerted.

Attributes
ACN	190970
Time
Date	199110
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2260 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	190970
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot filed no plan. Crossed shoreline at georgetown, nc, heading 090 degree destination was pbi. Planned to reenter land at titusville, fl. Approximately 100 mi southeast of jax I determined that I would not have enough fuel to make an instrument landing at daytona or melbourne. At that time the ceilings had caused IFR conditions. Jax was closer and was still landing VFR. I immediately contacted ATC and was informed that the air force was upset with my violation of the air defense airspace. At the time I was moving at 98 KTS toward jax squawking 1200. The air force captain informed later on the land line that not 1 but 2 jets were being readied to intercept me. I was in violation and will file a DVFR flight plan in the future. My question is this, 'should we reexamine our territorial practices in light of our complete defense reassessment the world over?' are we still belaboring under the red sneak attack mentality? Can our government's money be better spent? However I was wrong but should the act continue to be wrong?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ENTERED WARNING AREA IN ADIZ. AIRFORCE ALERTED.

Narrative: PLT FILED NO PLAN. CROSSED SHORELINE AT GEORGETOWN, NC, HDG 090 DEG DEST WAS PBI. PLANNED TO REENTER LAND AT TITUSVILLE, FL. APPROX 100 MI SE OF JAX I DETERMINED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE AN INST LNDG AT DAYTONA OR MELBOURNE. AT THAT TIME THE CEILINGS HAD CAUSED IFR CONDITIONS. JAX WAS CLOSER AND WAS STILL LNDG VFR. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED ATC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR FORCE WAS UPSET WITH MY VIOLATION OF THE AIR DEFENSE AIRSPACE. AT THE TIME I WAS MOVING AT 98 KTS TOWARD JAX SQUAWKING 1200. THE AIR FORCE CAPT INFORMED LATER ON THE LAND LINE THAT NOT 1 BUT 2 JETS WERE BEING READIED TO INTERCEPT ME. I WAS IN VIOLATION AND WILL FILE A DVFR FLT PLAN IN THE FUTURE. MY QUESTION IS THIS, 'SHOULD WE REEXAMINE OUR TERRITORIAL PRACTICES IN LIGHT OF OUR COMPLETE DEFENSE REASSESSMENT THE WORLD OVER?' ARE WE STILL BELABORING UNDER THE RED SNEAK ATTACK MENTALITY? CAN OUR GOV'S MONEY BE BETTER SPENT? HOWEVER I WAS WRONG BUT SHOULD THE ACT CONTINUE TO BE WRONG?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.