C172 entered ny ADIZ without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	577205
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	577205
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Environmental Factor FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : nyadiz.othersua

Narrative:

At approximately xa:00 local time, I departed my home base ct (bdr) for a short local wbound flight at approximately 1300 ft. Flew direct to norwalk/darien ct area and after a few mins returned to bdr. Upon turning left base for runway 29 tower asked for full call sign. After exiting the active, contacted ground for taxi instructions and was asked by ground to copy a telephone number for N90 TRACON, controller said it had to do with a violation. Immediately after shutdown, I called N90 TRACON on my cell phone. The person answering at TRACON said that I had penetrated the outer edge of the newly extended controled airspace around nyc. Although I had familiarized myself with the ADIZ NOTAM prior to the flight, the limits of the ADIZ were unclr. I had erroneously believed that my navigation equipment would reveal its boundaries. After a short discussion, the person said that he would not issue a violation this time, but my aircraft registration number is now on file with N90 TRACON and if this were to happen again, it 'would be out of his hands and a violation would be issued.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 ENTERED NY ADIZ WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA:00 LOCAL TIME, I DEPARTED MY HOME BASE CT (BDR) FOR A SHORT LOCAL WBOUND FLT AT APPROX 1300 FT. FLEW DIRECT TO NORWALK/DARIEN CT AREA AND AFTER A FEW MINS RETURNED TO BDR. UPON TURNING LEFT BASE FOR RWY 29 TWR ASKED FOR FULL CALL SIGN. AFTER EXITING THE ACTIVE, CONTACTED GND FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND WAS ASKED BY GND TO COPY A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR N90 TRACON, CTLR SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH A VIOLATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHUTDOWN, I CALLED N90 TRACON ON MY CELL PHONE. THE PERSON ANSWERING AT TRACON SAID THAT I HAD PENETRATED THE OUTER EDGE OF THE NEWLY EXTENDED CTLED AIRSPACE AROUND NYC. ALTHOUGH I HAD FAMILIARIZED MYSELF WITH THE ADIZ NOTAM PRIOR TO THE FLT, THE LIMITS OF THE ADIZ WERE UNCLR. I HAD ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVED THAT MY NAVIGATION EQUIP WOULD REVEAL ITS BOUNDARIES. AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION, THE PERSON SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT ISSUE A VIOLATION THIS TIME, BUT MY ACFT REGISTRATION NUMBER IS NOW ON FILE WITH N90 TRACON AND IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN, IT 'WOULD BE OUT OF HIS HANDS AND A VIOLATION WOULD BE ISSUED.'

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.