Narrative:

I filed two dca ADIZ flight plans with leesburg. The first was filed from hef to jyo. The second was filed from jyo to ric. I departed hef with an assigned code. Flew for the first pick-up, advised ATC of my intentions, was given permission to leave the frequency and report back when airborne again, which I did. I was given an assigned heading of 010 initially, then a frequency change. Once on the new frequency, I requested on course to jyo and was granted permission to do so. Upon reporting jyo in sight, I was given a frequency change to the CTAF. After picking up the second passenger, I attempted several times, on several different frequencies (rco, delivery, leesburg radio 122.6 and 122.2) and in multiple locs on the airport (in case ramp position was the problem), to reach someone to open my second flight plan down to ric, with no success. As a last resort, I opted to depart and remain in the traffic pattern (traffic pattern operations in the ADIZ being permissible without the communication requirement provided a beacon code is used). This was successful. I explained my communication difficulties to the controller, that I kept my previous code and contacted him due to my difficulties reaching anyone on the ground at leesburg. He found my flight plan, assigned me the new code and cleared me on course. About 2 to 3 mins after he switched me to the next controller, she informed me that they were investigating a 'possible pilot deviation' and read off a phone number for me to call upon landing. Upon landing at ric, I called the number given to me and explained the situation again. He said he would pass along the information and that I would be contacted if any further action was required. This would not have been a problem if ground communications at the leesburg airport had been operation as intended. I chose the best alternate as I saw it. With the flight plan, code and communication requirements for the dca and ny airspace, a reliable method of complying with the requirements of the NOTAM should be in place.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT CTLR PERCEIVES B407 DC ADIZ PENETRATION VIOLATION WHEN DEPING JYO, ORBITING IN TFC PATTERN, CALLING FOR ADIZ DEP CLRNC.

Narrative: I FILED TWO DCA ADIZ FLT PLANS WITH LEESBURG. THE FIRST WAS FILED FROM HEF TO JYO. THE SECOND WAS FILED FROM JYO TO RIC. I DEPARTED HEF WITH AN ASSIGNED CODE. FLEW FOR THE FIRST PICK-UP, ADVISED ATC OF MY INTENTIONS, WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO LEAVE THE FREQUENCY AND RPT BACK WHEN AIRBORNE AGAIN, WHICH I DID. I WAS GIVEN AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 010 INITIALLY, THEN A FREQUENCY CHANGE. ONCE ON THE NEW FREQUENCY, I REQUESTED ON COURSE TO JYO AND WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO DO SO. UPON RPTING JYO IN SIGHT, I WAS GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE TO THE CTAF. AFTER PICKING UP THE SECOND PAX, I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES, ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES (RCO, DELIVERY, LEESBURG RADIO 122.6 AND 122.2) AND IN MULTIPLE LOCS ON THE ARPT (IN CASE RAMP POS WAS THE PROB), TO REACH SOMEONE TO OPEN MY SECOND FLT PLAN DOWN TO RIC, WITH NO SUCCESS. AS A LAST RESORT, I OPTED TO DEPART AND REMAIN IN THE TFC PATTERN (TFC PATTERN OPS IN THE ADIZ BEING PERMISSIBLE WITHOUT THE COM REQUIREMENT PROVIDED A BEACON CODE IS USED). THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL. I EXPLAINED MY COM DIFFICULTIES TO THE CTLR, THAT I KEPT MY PREVIOUS CODE AND CONTACTED HIM DUE TO MY DIFFICULTIES REACHING ANYONE ON THE GND AT LEESBURG. HE FOUND MY FLT PLAN, ASSIGNED ME THE NEW CODE AND CLRED ME ON COURSE. ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINS AFTER HE SWITCHED ME TO THE NEXT CTLR, SHE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING A 'POSSIBLE PLT DEV' AND READ OFF A PHONE NUMBER FOR ME TO CALL UPON LNDG. UPON LNDG AT RIC, I CALLED THE NUMBER GIVEN TO ME AND EXPLAINED THE SIT AGAIN. HE SAID HE WOULD PASS ALONG THE INFO AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED IF ANY FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROB IF GND COMS AT THE LEESBURG ARPT HAD BEEN OP AS INTENDED. I CHOSE THE BEST ALTERNATE AS I SAW IT. WITH THE FLT PLAN, CODE AND COM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DCA AND NY AIRSPACE, A RELIABLE METHOD OF COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOTAM SHOULD BE IN PLACE.

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.