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Attributes | |
ACN | 533045 |
Time | |
Date | 200112 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : parked |
Person 1 | |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 533045 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport |
Consequence | 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:
I was on an aerial survey flight and inadvertently entered ADIZ on flight from ZZZ to base at ZZZ1. Was intercepted by 2 F16's. Was in warning area at time and was not sure if they were just checking me out or trying to get me to land. Was monitoring 121.5 at time. No communication from F16's. I tried multiple times to call on 121.5 only answer was from an FBO. Tried multiple frequencys listed on sectional. No joy. Finally called ZZZ4 tower and reached ZZZ5 AFB. Was instructed to land at ZZZ6 and await us customs. Customs arrived check us out, with an ok. Inspector stated that I had 'technically' done nothing wrong 'yet' because I had not re-entered ADIZ when intercepted. Re-entered only after I was intercepted. I was flagged because I was not communicating with ATC. Why did this occur? I was stupid, long flight, no breakfast, no lunch, back hurt, in a hurry to get home. Didn't notice ADIZ (not familiar with flying in that area). Was navigating on the fly and too lazy to get flight following. Next time, eat, rest, plan better and do not rely on GPS for primary navigation (does not show ADIZ boundary). As a final note, after reviewing intercept procedures, F16's did not use standard intercept procedures. Never made communication with them until downwind at aaf. This led to some initial confusion on my part until I was talking to ZZZ5 ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMT PLT WAS INTERCEPTED BY MIL ACFT FOR VIOLATING A WARNING AREA AND NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ATC.
Narrative: I WAS ON AN AERIAL SURVEY FLT AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED ADIZ ON FLT FROM ZZZ TO BASE AT ZZZ1. WAS INTERCEPTED BY 2 F16'S. WAS IN WARNING AREA AT TIME AND WAS NOT SURE IF THEY WERE JUST CHKING ME OUT OR TRYING TO GET ME TO LAND. WAS MONITORING 121.5 AT TIME. NO COM FROM F16'S. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO CALL ON 121.5 ONLY ANSWER WAS FROM AN FBO. TRIED MULTIPLE FREQS LISTED ON SECTIONAL. NO JOY. FINALLY CALLED ZZZ4 TWR AND REACHED ZZZ5 AFB. WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND AT ZZZ6 AND AWAIT US CUSTOMS. CUSTOMS ARRIVED CHK US OUT, WITH AN OK. INSPECTOR STATED THAT I HAD 'TECHNICALLY' DONE NOTHING WRONG 'YET' BECAUSE I HAD NOT RE-ENTERED ADIZ WHEN INTERCEPTED. RE-ENTERED ONLY AFTER I WAS INTERCEPTED. I WAS FLAGGED BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. WHY DID THIS OCCUR? I WAS STUPID, LONG FLT, NO BREAKFAST, NO LUNCH, BACK HURT, IN A HURRY TO GET HOME. DIDN'T NOTICE ADIZ (NOT FAMILIAR WITH FLYING IN THAT AREA). WAS NAVIGATING ON THE FLY AND TOO LAZY TO GET FLT FOLLOWING. NEXT TIME, EAT, REST, PLAN BETTER AND DO NOT RELY ON GPS FOR PRIMARY NAV (DOES NOT SHOW ADIZ BOUNDARY). AS A FINAL NOTE, AFTER REVIEWING INTERCEPT PROCS, F16'S DID NOT USE STANDARD INTERCEPT PROCS. NEVER MADE COM WITH THEM UNTIL DOWNWIND AT AAF. THIS LED TO SOME INITIAL CONFUSION ON MY PART UNTIL I WAS TALKING TO ZZZ5 ATC.
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.