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PA28 student pilot, on second cross country flight, got lost and entered dc ADIZ. Pilot was intercepted by a military jet fighter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576951 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| 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 | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 79 flight time type : 79 |
| ASRS Report | 576951 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| 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:
03/mar/03, I was on my second solo cross country flight. I started out around XA00 on saturday and flew from wwd to eno and then onto lns. On the return trip I was supposed to use the same route in reverse. I took off from lns and thought everything was ok. I crossed one of my check points and continued on. I was over the wrong check point and didn't realize it. (The check point is the river that runs around the route). Part of my problem was over the fact that I was excited to be half way finished with the cross country trip. I flew on and became 'lost.' I looked around for landmarks, but didn't find anything familiar. I soon realized I was on the wrong side of the water and began to correct the problem. That was when I flew into the restr airspace around bwi. I was intercepted by a jet fighter and explained my situation. I was redirected towards my wwd destination. I was contacted again and asked to land at the closest airport, which was rjd. I was escorted by a helicopter from us customs. Once on the ground I was questioned, information was taken and I was released to fly onto wwd. I used poor judgement in continuing on too far south before trusting the instruments. I should have corrected my position sooner. My inexperience showed through on the return trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 STUDENT PLT, ON SECOND XCOUNTRY FLT, GOT LOST AND ENTERED DC ADIZ. PLT WAS INTERCEPTED BY A MIL JET FIGHTER.
Narrative: 03/MAR/03, I WAS ON MY SECOND SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT. I STARTED OUT AROUND XA00 ON SATURDAY AND FLEW FROM WWD TO ENO AND THEN ONTO LNS. ON THE RETURN TRIP I WAS SUPPOSED TO USE THE SAME RTE IN REVERSE. I TOOK OFF FROM LNS AND THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK. I CROSSED ONE OF MY CHK POINTS AND CONTINUED ON. I WAS OVER THE WRONG CHK POINT AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT. (THE CHK POINT IS THE RIVER THAT RUNS AROUND THE RTE). PART OF MY PROB WAS OVER THE FACT THAT I WAS EXCITED TO BE HALF WAY FINISHED WITH THE XCOUNTRY TRIP. I FLEW ON AND BECAME 'LOST.' I LOOKED AROUND FOR LANDMARKS, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING FAMILIAR. I SOON REALIZED I WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE WATER AND BEGAN TO CORRECT THE PROB. THAT WAS WHEN I FLEW INTO THE RESTR AIRSPACE AROUND BWI. I WAS INTERCEPTED BY A JET FIGHTER AND EXPLAINED MY SIT. I WAS REDIRECTED TOWARDS MY WWD DEST. I WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND ASKED TO LAND AT THE CLOSEST ARPT, WHICH WAS RJD. I WAS ESCORTED BY A HELI FROM US CUSTOMS. ONCE ON THE GND I WAS QUESTIONED, INFORMATION WAS TAKEN AND I WAS RELEASED TO FLY ONTO WWD. I USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN CONTINUING ON TOO FAR S BEFORE TRUSTING THE INSTRUMENTS. I SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED MY POSITION SOONER. MY INEXPERIENCE SHOWED THROUGH ON THE RETURN TRIP.
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.