Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of osua ADIZ.

Attributes
ACN	238450
Time
Date	199304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ack
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	238450
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on an aerial photo flight in VFR conditions from norwood, ma, to locate a vessel somewhere off the coast of massachusetts, I unknowingly penetrated the coastal ADIZ without a filed flight plan. We were searching for the yacht xyz for photographic purposes. The area to be searched was along the 130 degree relative bearing from the provincetown NDB and seward toward nantucket. We were at various altitudes between 1000-6500 ft. The onboard DME became unusable and the hand held portable LORAN was apparently giving erroneous information and therefore we did not realize we had penetrated the coastal ADIZ. We never realized we had penetrated the ADIZ until receiving the call from the mr. X at ADIZ command. This situation would have been prevented had we filed a VFR or IFR flight plan. This was not done in anticipation of the need to be at various altitudes and headings. Lesson to be learned -- always file a flight plan!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF OSUA ADIZ.

Narrative: WHILE ON AN AERIAL PHOTO FLT IN VFR CONDITIONS FROM NORWOOD, MA, TO LOCATE A VESSEL SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS, I UNKNOWINGLY PENETRATED THE COASTAL ADIZ WITHOUT A FILED FLT PLAN. WE WERE SEARCHING FOR THE YACHT XYZ FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES. THE AREA TO BE SEARCHED WAS ALONG THE 130 DEG RELATIVE BEARING FROM THE PROVINCETOWN NDB AND SEWARD TOWARD NANTUCKET. WE WERE AT VARIOUS ALTS BTWN 1000-6500 FT. THE ONBOARD DME BECAME UNUSABLE AND THE HAND HELD PORTABLE LORAN WAS APPARENTLY GIVING ERRONEOUS INFO AND THEREFORE WE DID NOT REALIZE WE HAD PENETRATED THE COASTAL ADIZ. WE NEVER REALIZED WE HAD PENETRATED THE ADIZ UNTIL RECEIVING THE CALL FROM THE MR. X AT ADIZ COMMAND. THIS SIT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD WE FILED A VFR OR IFR FLT PLAN. THIS WAS NOT DONE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NEED TO BE AT VARIOUS ALTS AND HDGS. LESSON TO BE LEARNED -- ALWAYS FILE A FLT PLAN!

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.