Narrative:

I took off XA35 from jyo VFR, flight plan on first leg of humanitarian mission to pick up a patient and her husband at bwi and then proceed to agc, patient destination. Prior to departure I contacted pct clearance delivery and obtained departure instruction and transponder code (squawking 1200) and did not contact pct departure. I completely forgot about the tfr/ADIZ requirements and conducted this flight as VFR under normal circumstances. I remained below 1500 ft MSL until beyond 12 DME from aml then climbed to 2500 ft MSL. 30 DME west of balance I called bwi approach and was told to standby. I then realized I was squawking the wrong code and entered the correct code. I called approach again and was again re-buffed. I was then intercepted by F16's and escorted by helicopter to bwi. I was interviewed by tsa, local police, bwi security and secret service. Everyone was very polite and professional. After a delay of about 2 hours I was allowed to continue with the patient to agc. I was aware of the tfr/ADIZ procedures yet failed to follow them. Knowing my schedule would be tight I preflted the night before. I arrived at the airport (jyo) 30 mins behind schedule and felt rushed. I now believe that I was focused on the mission, not the flight, combined with my stressful day resulted in my errors. In hindsight I should have rejected the mission altogether, or at least attempted to delay it. I have learned much from the event to apply to future flts. I will be a better, safer pilot because of it. I am very sorry and humbled for the situation that I caused to happen.

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Title: PLT OF C182 DEP JYO AND FAILED TO FOLLOW DC ADIZ PROCS. NO DISCRETE CODE AND NO CONTACT WITH PCT APCH AFTER TAKEOFF. INTERCEPTED AND ESCORTED TO LAND AT BWI.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF XA35 FROM JYO VFR, FLT PLAN ON FIRST LEG OF HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO PICK UP A PATIENT AND HER HUSBAND AT BWI AND THEN PROCEED TO AGC, PATIENT DESTINATION. PRIOR TO DEP I CONTACTED PCT CLRNC DELIVERY AND OBTAINED DEP INSTRUCTION AND XPONDER CODE (SQUAWKING 1200) AND DID NOT CONTACT PCT DEP. I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE TFR/ADIZ REQUIREMENTS AND CONDUCTED THIS FLT AS VFR UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I REMAINED BELOW 1500 FT MSL UNTIL BEYOND 12 DME FROM AML THEN CLBED TO 2500 FT MSL. 30 DME W OF BAL I CALLED BWI APCH AND WAS TOLD TO STANDBY. I THEN REALIZED I WAS SQUAWKING THE WRONG CODE AND ENTERED THE CORRECT CODE. I CALLED APCH AGAIN AND WAS AGAIN RE-BUFFED. I WAS THEN INTERCEPTED BY F16'S AND ESCORTED BY HELI TO BWI. I WAS INTERVIEWED BY TSA, LCL POLICE, BWI SECURITY AND SECRET SERVICE. EVERYONE WAS VERY POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. AFTER A DELAY OF ABOUT 2 HRS I WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH THE PATIENT TO AGC. I WAS AWARE OF THE TFR/ADIZ PROCEDURES YET FAILED TO FOLLOW THEM. KNOWING MY SCHEDULE WOULD BE TIGHT I PREFLTED THE NIGHT BEFORE. I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT (JYO) 30 MINS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND FELT RUSHED. I NOW BELIEVE THAT I WAS FOCUSED ON THE MISSION, NOT THE FLT, COMBINED WITH MY STRESSFUL DAY RESULTED IN MY ERRORS. IN HINDSIGHT I SHOULD HAVE REJECTED THE MISSION ALTOGETHER, OR AT LEAST ATTEMPTED TO DELAY IT. I HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM THE EVENT TO APPLY TO FUTURE FLTS. I WILL BE A BETTER, SAFER PLT BECAUSE OF IT. I AM VERY SORRY AND HUMBLED FOR THE SIT THAT I CAUSED TO HAPPEN.

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.