Small aircraft crosses ADIZ while awaiting ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	240839
Time
Date	199305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : clt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	240839
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After leaving great harbor cay, because of low ceilings limiting our altitude, I was unable to contact ZMA. Continuing west I contacted mia approach. I was told to standby. Still flying west I waited, before reaching the ADIZ I called again. I told the controller I wanted an IFR clearance and gave my location. The controller instructed me to contact her west of the ADIZ. I entered the ADIZ wbound and contacted the controller after crossing. At that time she realized I had been squawking 1200. She gave me a clearance to fll airport. After completing customs, I was given a phone number and person to contact. I explained what had happened and was told that no action would be taken. I pride myself in being a very proficient pilot, but in this case, I didn't communicate some information that I should have, i.e., saying I'm squawking 1200, saying I needed a clearance before entering. The controller might have avoided this situation by radar identing me before instructing me to enter and contact her on the west side of the ADIZ. In the future I'll give more information or ask for more information. Being from another part of the country and not totally understanding the ADIZ and the mechanics of how to work this part of the system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CROSSES ADIZ WHILE AWAITING ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER LEAVING GREAT HARBOR CAY, BECAUSE OF LOW CEILINGS LIMITING OUR ALT, I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ZMA. CONTINUING W I CONTACTED MIA APCH. I WAS TOLD TO STANDBY. STILL FLYING W I WAITED, BEFORE REACHING THE ADIZ I CALLED AGAIN. I TOLD THE CTLR I WANTED AN IFR CLRNC AND GAVE MY LOCATION. THE CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT HER W OF THE ADIZ. I ENTERED THE ADIZ WBOUND AND CONTACTED THE CTLR AFTER XING. AT THAT TIME SHE REALIZED I HAD BEEN SQUAWKING 1200. SHE GAVE ME A CLRNC TO FLL ARPT. AFTER COMPLETING CUSTOMS, I WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER AND PERSON TO CONTACT. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. I PRIDE MYSELF IN BEING A VERY PROFICIENT PLT, BUT IN THIS CASE, I DIDN'T COMMUNICATE SOME INFO THAT I SHOULD HAVE, I.E., SAYING I'M SQUAWKING 1200, SAYING I NEEDED A CLRNC BEFORE ENTERING. THE CTLR MIGHT HAVE AVOIDED THIS SIT BY RADAR IDENTING ME BEFORE INSTRUCTING ME TO ENTER AND CONTACT HER ON THE W SIDE OF THE ADIZ. IN THE FUTURE I'LL GIVE MORE INFO OR ASK FOR MORE INFO. BEING FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY AND NOT TOTALLY UNDERSTANDING THE ADIZ AND THE MECHANICS OF HOW TO WORK THIS PART OF THE SYS.

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.