Narrative:

Sunday morning, I planned a short flight to jyo. WX was clear and sunny. This was to be a straight flight of about 35 mins, from N57 to jyo, and return. I have flown this route only once before, about 2 years ago. I was unaware of the recent restrs in the class B airspace around the bwi and washington airports. I plotted my intended line of flight on a current VFR terminal area chart. Aware of the restr air space within 15 NM of washington, dc, I did not anticipate any problems as long as I stayed below the class B airspace floors. I departed and flew a direct route to jyo. I used a GPS coupled autoplt for the entire trip, flying at 2500 to 3000 ft, reduced to 2250 ft as I approached the bwi 15 NM ring. As I approached jyo, about 10 miles out, I noticed an F16 fighter close off my left wing. This was distracting. I then completed a left hand traffic landing at jyo. On landing I was informed by unicom at jyo to pull off to open parking area to await 'company.' minutes later a large us customs helicopter arrived. Customs agents talked with me checked my papers, inspected my aircraft, asked questions, filled out paperwork, and then instructed me to call the secret service. They instructed me to call ATC. They reported the current rules and exact nature of the air space violation. After all this was over, I filed a flight plan for departure. I departed 'legally' and turned east for home. Clearly, had I checked with an FSS, or even checked current NOTAMS on the FAA web site prior to my departure, all of this would have been prevented. I had incorrectly relied entirely on my chart for current information, and learned this lesson in perhaps the most dramatic and memorable way that any pilot can learn such a lesson, short of crashing an airplane. I doubt I will ever lose the image of the underside of that F16 as it softly banked and drew up along side me. In 15 years of flying, always VFR, I have never actually had a situation where a NOTAM had an impact on my flight plan.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20P PLT, ENRTE TO JYO, IS INTERCEPTED BY F16 AND AFTER LNDG, IS INTERVIEWED BY US CUSTOMS. FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH PCT SUPVR EDUCATED PLT ABOUT DC ADIZ VIOLATION.

Narrative: SUNDAY MORNING, I PLANNED A SHORT FLT TO JYO. WX WAS CLR AND SUNNY. THIS WAS TO BE A STRAIGHT FLT OF ABOUT 35 MINS, FROM N57 TO JYO, AND RETURN. I HAVE FLOWN THIS RTE ONLY ONCE BEFORE, ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECENT RESTRS IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AROUND THE BWI AND WASHINGTON ARPTS. I PLOTTED MY INTENDED LINE OF FLT ON A CURRENT VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART. AWARE OF THE RESTR AIR SPACE WITHIN 15 NM OF WASHINGTON, DC, I DID NOT ANTICIPATE ANY PROBS AS LONG AS I STAYED BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE FLOORS. I DEPARTED AND FLEW A DIRECT RTE TO JYO. I USED A GPS COUPLED AUTOPLT FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP, FLYING AT 2500 TO 3000 FT, REDUCED TO 2250 FT AS I APCHED THE BWI 15 NM RING. AS I APCHED JYO, ABOUT 10 MILES OUT, I NOTICED AN F16 FIGHTER CLOSE OFF MY L WING. THIS WAS DISTRACTING. I THEN COMPLETED A L HAND TFC LNDG AT JYO. ON LNDG I WAS INFORMED BY UNICOM AT JYO TO PULL OFF TO OPEN PARKING AREA TO AWAIT 'COMPANY.' MINUTES LATER A LARGE US CUSTOMS HELI ARRIVED. CUSTOMS AGENTS TALKED WITH ME CHECKED MY PAPERS, INSPECTED MY ACFT, ASKED QUESTIONS, FILLED OUT PAPERWORK, AND THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL THE SECRET SERVICE. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL ATC. THEY RPTED THE CURRENT RULES AND EXACT NATURE OF THE AIR SPACE VIOLATION. AFTER ALL THIS WAS OVER, I FILED A FLT PLAN FOR DEP. I DEPARTED 'LEGALLY' AND TURNED E FOR HOME. CLEARLY, HAD I CHECKED WITH AN FSS, OR EVEN CHKED CURRENT NOTAMS ON THE FAA WEB SITE PRIOR TO MY DEP, ALL OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. I HAD INCORRECTLY RELIED ENTIRELY ON MY CHART FOR CURRENT INFO, AND LEARNED THIS LESSON IN PERHAPS THE MOST DRAMATIC AND MEMORABLE WAY THAT ANY PLT CAN LEARN SUCH A LESSON, SHORT OF CRASHING AN AIRPLANE. I DOUBT I WILL EVER LOSE THE IMAGE OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THAT F16 AS IT SOFTLY BANKED AND DREW UP ALONG SIDE ME. IN 15 YEARS OF FLYING, ALWAYS VFR, I HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD A SIT WHERE A NOTAM HAD AN IMPACT ON MY FLT PLAN.

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.