Reporter penetrates ADIZ without proper procedures. Military jets were dispatched to intercept him according to customs officials. Communications cable was cut preventing the reporter from complying with the appropriate procedures.

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Attributes
ACN	323409
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mth airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mia tracon : zqa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Lake Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	323409
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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 other

Narrative:

Left nassau bahamas on DVFR flight plan, radar environment on BR49V till andros island then was told to squawk 1200. Told controller be sure to advise united states customs of arrival. Could not reach ZMA on 134.60 or 132.2 so I continued to key west, unable to turn around because of fuel. Contacted key west approach on 119.25, landed, went to customs and was told I penetrated without proper squawk code and they scrambled military jets. I called center and found that a cable was cut under water and no communication was possible. Talked to customs and FAA. They said I did everything possible but might have violated defense zone. I do not know what I could have done differently. I was on a DVFR flight plan and flew it according to plan. Maybe communication was not possible because of altitude but I had to maintain VFR. Solution: I believe nassau departure should have given me a proper squawk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PENETRATES ADIZ WITHOUT PROPER PROCS. MIL JETS WERE DISPATCHED TO INTERCEPT HIM ACCORDING TO CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. COMS CABLE WAS CUT PREVENTING THE RPTR FROM COMPLYING WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCS.

Narrative: LEFT NASSAU BAHAMAS ON DVFR FLT PLAN, RADAR ENVIRONMENT ON BR49V TILL ANDROS ISLAND THEN WAS TOLD TO SQUAWK 1200. TOLD CTLR BE SURE TO ADVISE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS OF ARR. COULD NOT REACH ZMA ON 134.60 OR 132.2 SO I CONTINUED TO KEY WEST, UNABLE TO TURN AROUND BECAUSE OF FUEL. CONTACTED KEY WEST APCH ON 119.25, LANDED, WENT TO CUSTOMS AND WAS TOLD I PENETRATED WITHOUT PROPER SQUAWK CODE AND THEY SCRAMBLED MIL JETS. I CALLED CTR AND FOUND THAT A CABLE WAS CUT UNDER WATER AND NO COM WAS POSSIBLE. TALKED TO CUSTOMS AND FAA. THEY SAID I DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BUT MIGHT HAVE VIOLATED DEFENSE ZONE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. I WAS ON A DVFR FLT PLAN AND FLEW IT ACCORDING TO PLAN. MAYBE COM WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF ALT BUT I HAD TO MAINTAIN VFR. SOLUTION: I BELIEVE NASSAU DEP SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A PROPER SQUAWK.

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.