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Attributes | |
ACN | 525530 |
Time | |
Date | 200110 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 1000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Fighter |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
ASRS Report | 525530 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
12 mi south of jfk, ny, over the atlantic ocean. Rules in effect: due to wtc incident, VFR for civilian aircraft, 25 mi restr around dc and nyc, or? 25 mi around jfk airport! On 10/wed/01, at XA00. I took off from (3n6) old bridge, nj, in central nj. Clear skies, 30 mi visibility, light wind 5 knots from the west. Transponder is set to 1200, mode C in operation, and jfk ATC 119.1 on radio for monitoring purposes my destination is montauk point, ny. Aware of the restr over nyc my heading is due east 90 degree, 90 knots at the altitude of 1000 ft. Upon take off from old bridge, I proceeded to the nj coast over the atlantic highlands. 25 mi off the nj coast 12 mi off the ny coast my altitude is 200 ft MSL south of jfk airport. Jfk ATC contacts me to inform of possible jets of military origin descending upon my plane. Jfk ATC gets my identification and origin of flight, destination, and notifies military presence. Jfk ATC transfers me to long island ctrl an my trip is monitored by them for the remaining trip. Upon landing at montauk point long island (mtp). I called the phone # given to me by jfk control, identified myself and explained the situation. The violation was inadvertent, not deliberate. Consequently, I am filing this report to ASRS in order to be eligible for immunity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PLT UNKNOWINGLY FLEW IN TO ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE AND WAS ESCORTED BY MIL ACFT UNTIL EXITING AND LNDG AT DEST ARPT.
Narrative: 12 MI S OF JFK, NY, OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. RULES IN EFFECT: DUE TO WTC INCIDENT, VFR FOR CIVILIAN ACFT, 25 MI RESTR AROUND DC AND NYC, OR? 25 MI AROUND JFK AIRPORT! ON 10/WED/01, AT XA00. I TOOK OFF FROM (3N6) OLD BRIDGE, NJ, IN CENTRAL NJ. CLR SKIES, 30 MI VISIBILITY, LIGHT WIND 5 KNOTS FROM THE W. XPONDER IS SET TO 1200, MODE C IN OP, AND JFK ATC 119.1 ON RADIO FOR MONITORING PURPOSES MY DEST IS MONTAUK POINT, NY. AWARE OF THE RESTR OVER NYC MY HEADING IS DUE E 90 DEG, 90 KNOTS AT THE ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT. UPON TAKE OFF FROM OLD BRIDGE, I PROCEEDED TO THE NJ COAST OVER THE ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. 25 MI OFF THE NJ COAST 12 MI OFF THE NY COAST MY ALTITUDE IS 200 FT MSL S OF JFK ARPT. JFK ATC CONTACTS ME TO INFORM OF POSSIBLE JETS OF MIL ORIGIN DESCENDING UPON MY PLANE. JFK ATC GETS MY IDENTIFICATION AND ORIGIN OF FLT, DEST, AND NOTIFIES MIL PRESENCE. JFK ATC TRANSFERS ME TO LONG ISLAND CTRL AN MY TRIP IS MONITORED BY THEM FOR THE REMAINING TRIP. UPON LNDG AT MONTAUK POINT LONG ISLAND (MTP). I CALLED THE PHONE # GIVEN TO ME BY JFK CTL, IDENTIFIED MYSELF AND EXPLAINED THE SIT. THE VIOLATION WAS INADVERTENT, NOT DELIBERATE. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM FILING THIS RPT TO ASRS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR IMMUNITY.
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.