C172 survey contractor requests N90 clearance through ny ADIZ, is advised of penetration violation, but subsequently is cleared on course. Pilot blames FSS for incomplete information about ADIZ boundaries.

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Attributes
ACN	577377
Time
Date	200303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : rbv.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 21400 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	577377
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
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:

I filed a VFR flight plan with jyo FSS to survey utilities in ny class B and ADIZ airspace. Kept one GPS turned to jfk, maintained 30 plus miles from jfk. Called ny approach control close to robbinsville to obtain transponder code and clearance to enter ADIZ. At that time, I was informed that I was 10 miles into ADIZ. I turned back to the southwest exiting ADIZ. I was given a transponder code subsequently, a clearance to continue the survey. After finishing, I landed at N87 and called ny approach and wanted to know if there was going to be a problem. I was informed that my information was filed for a violation. I didn't get a full picture of ADIZ from jyo FSS. At no time did the briefer specialist mention the 30 miles from jfk, lga, ewr airports as the outer limit of ADIZ. I was staying 30 plus miles away from jfk and outside the outer most circle of class B airspace. There is just not enough information given to the pilot by the FSS to comply with ADIZ airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 SURVEY CONTRACTOR REQUESTS N90 CLRNC THROUGH NY ADIZ, IS ADVISED OF PENETRATION VIOLATION, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY IS CLRED ON COURSE. PLT BLAMES FSS FOR INCOMPLETE INFO ABOUT ADIZ BOUNDARIES.

Narrative: I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN WITH JYO FSS TO SURVEY UTILITIES IN NY CLASS B AND ADIZ AIRSPACE. KEPT ONE GPS TURNED TO JFK, MAINTAINED 30 PLUS MILES FROM JFK. CALLED NY APCH CTL CLOSE TO ROBBINSVILLE TO OBTAIN XPONDER CODE AND CLRNC TO ENTER ADIZ. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS 10 MILES INTO ADIZ. I TURNED BACK TO THE SW EXITING ADIZ. I WAS GIVEN A XPONDER CODE SUBSEQUENTLY, A CLRNC TO CONTINUE THE SURVEY. AFTER FINISHING, I LANDED AT N87 AND CALLED NY APCH AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PROB. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY INFO WAS FILED FOR A VIOLATION. I DIDN'T GET A FULL PICTURE OF ADIZ FROM JYO FSS. AT NO TIME DID THE BRIEFER SPECIALIST MENTION THE 30 MILES FROM JFK, LGA, EWR ARPTS AS THE OUTER LIMIT OF ADIZ. I WAS STAYING 30 PLUS MILES AWAY FROM JFK AND OUTSIDE THE OUTER MOST CIRCLE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. THERE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH INFO GIVEN TO THE PLT BY THE FSS TO COMPLY WITH ADIZ AIRSPACE.

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.