PA32 pilot entered ny ADIZ without clearance or a discrete transponder code.

Attributes
ACN	579292
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 39n.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	579292
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On 04/sun/03, at approximately XA00 hours, I decided to take my plane for a quick touch and go to keep the fluids dry and the engine exercised. I was on my way to work so I only had 30 to 45 mins to fly. As the conditions were clear with unlimited ceilings, I did not call for WX -- I almost always do, even for touch and go's. On arrival at the airport I went directly to my airplane without entering the FBO. I spoke briefly to an FBO employee who said he wished he could go with me as it was a nice day. I did a full check of the plane (not flown in 4 weeks) and I took off for one touch and go. After my touch and go, the FBO called for my call sign, without stating why. On landing, the same employee who I had spoken to before told me to call TRACON about a recent change in the ADIZ that extended to princeton. I was not aware of that and had received no notification of that. Once in the FBO I saw signs about the ADIZ, but no signs were posted outside. While I was squawking 1200 I was supposed to have a flight plan and discrete squawk for even a touch and go. I did not leave the airport area during my one touch and go, nor did I climb above 1200 ft MSL. On later measuring the distance from princeton to newark, I found the distance was right at 30 miles, indicating that I should have filed a flight plan, even for one touch and go. I will not repeat this behavior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT ENTERED NY ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE.

Narrative: ON 04/SUN/03, AT APPROX XA00 HRS, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY PLANE FOR A QUICK TOUCH AND GO TO KEEP THE FLUIDS DRY AND THE ENGINE EXERCISED. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK SO I ONLY HAD 30 TO 45 MINS TO FLY. AS THE CONDITIONS WERE CLR WITH UNLIMITED CEILINGS, I DID NOT CALL FOR WX -- I ALMOST ALWAYS DO, EVEN FOR TOUCH AND GO'S. ON ARR AT THE ARPT I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY AIRPLANE WITHOUT ENTERING THE FBO. I SPOKE BRIEFLY TO AN FBO EMPLOYEE WHO SAID HE WISHED HE COULD GO WITH ME AS IT WAS A NICE DAY. I DID A FULL CHECK OF THE PLANE (NOT FLOWN IN 4 WKS) AND I TOOK OFF FOR ONE TOUCH AND GO. AFTER MY TOUCH AND GO, THE FBO CALLED FOR MY CALL SIGN, WITHOUT STATING WHY. ON LNDG, THE SAME EMPLOYEE WHO I HAD SPOKEN TO BEFORE TOLD ME TO CALL TRACON ABOUT A RECENT CHANGE IN THE ADIZ THAT EXTENDED TO PRINCETON. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT AND HAD RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THAT. ONCE IN THE FBO I SAW SIGNS ABOUT THE ADIZ, BUT NO SIGNS WERE POSTED OUTSIDE. WHILE I WAS SQUAWKING 1200 I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FLT PLAN AND DISCRETE SQUAWK FOR EVEN A TOUCH AND GO. I DID NOT LEAVE THE ARPT AREA DURING MY ONE TOUCH AND GO, NOR DID I CLB ABOVE 1200 FT MSL. ON LATER MEASURING THE DISTANCE FROM PRINCETON TO NEWARK, I FOUND THE DISTANCE WAS RIGHT AT 30 MILES, INDICATING THAT I SHOULD HAVE FILED A FLT PLAN, EVEN FOR ONE TOUCH AND GO. I WILL NOT REPEAT THIS BEHAVIOR.

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.