Narrative:

I filed a VFR flight plan and received a duats brief. I departure pvg en route to W29 VFR via maggo on V1 at 3500 ft. I opened my flight plan and contacted orf approach for flight following. I proceeded on course. Prior to maggo, orf lost radar on me and said, 'radar contact lost. Radar services terminated squawk 1200. Suggest patuxent approach on frequency 127.95 for further flight following.' I called nhk and he assigned me a squawk of 0101. I knew I had to be below 3500 after maggo to be under the restr area so I told the controller my intent to descend to 3000 ft. His exact words were, 'upon reaching 3000 ft, you are cleared to the restr area and direct to W29 (bay bridge airport).' at approximately 15 NM from W29, pxt cancelled my services and put me on 1200. His exact words were, 'radar services terminated squawk 1200.' there was no handoff or suggested frequency so I never knew I should have contacted anyone else so close to my destination airport. I thought 0101 had been my discreet code to W29. I descended into the airport and landed. I closed my VFR flight plan. Apparently, I should have contacted bwi approach for a new squawk code, but that was not clear to me. I thought I had done it all correctly with respect to the ADIZ. In the future I will talk directly to an FSS briefer because they would have hopefully made it more clear than the NOTAMS are to read. Also, I think the nhk controller could have been more helpful. He knew where I was going and I am sure he knew that I should have contacted baltimore. He could have shared the information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ENTERS THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN ADIZ PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING THE PROPER PROCEDURE PER NOTAM.

Narrative: I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN AND RECEIVED A DUATS BRIEF. I DEP PVG ENRTE TO W29 VFR VIA MAGGO ON V1 AT 3500 FT. I OPENED MY FLT PLAN AND CONTACTED ORF APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. I PROCEEDED ON COURSE. PRIOR TO MAGGO, ORF LOST RADAR ON ME AND SAID, 'RADAR CONTACT LOST. RADAR SERVICES TERMINATED SQUAWK 1200. SUGGEST PATUXENT APCH ON FREQUENCY 127.95 FOR FURTHER FLT FOLLOWING.' I CALLED NHK AND HE ASSIGNED ME A SQUAWK OF 0101. I KNEW I HAD TO BE BELOW 3500 AFTER MAGGO TO BE UNDER THE RESTR AREA SO I TOLD THE CTLR MY INTENT TO DESCEND TO 3000 FT. HIS EXACT WORDS WERE, 'UPON REACHING 3000 FT, YOU ARE CLRED TO THE RESTR AREA AND DIRECT TO W29 (BAY BRIDGE ARPT).' AT APPROX 15 NM FROM W29, PXT CANCELLED MY SERVICES AND PUT ME ON 1200. HIS EXACT WORDS WERE, 'RADAR SERVICES TERMINATED SQUAWK 1200.' THERE WAS NO HANDOFF OR SUGGESTED FREQUENCY SO I NEVER KNEW I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED ANYONE ELSE SO CLOSE TO MY DEST ARPT. I THOUGHT 0101 HAD BEEN MY DISCREET CODE TO W29. I DESCENDED INTO THE ARPT AND LANDED. I CLOSED MY VFR FLT PLAN. APPARENTLY, I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED BWI APCH FOR A NEW SQUAWK CODE, BUT THAT WAS NOT CLR TO ME. I THOUGHT I HAD DONE IT ALL CORRECTLY WITH RESPECT TO THE ADIZ. IN THE FUTURE I WILL TALK DIRECTLY TO AN FSS BRIEFER BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE HOPEFULLY MADE IT MORE CLR THAN THE NOTAMS ARE TO READ. ALSO, I THINK THE NHK CTLR COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL. HE KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING AND I AM SURE HE KNEW THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED BALTIMORE. HE COULD HAVE SHARED THE INFO.

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.