Small aircraft pilot, on an IFR flight plan, accidentally misset his discrete transponder code on departure in dc ADIZ airspace, and was threatened with pilots license suspension by the pct controller.

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Attributes
ACN	579631
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jyo.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Fairchild Swearingen Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27.3 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	579631
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar mode c other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On 04/wed/03, I departed jyo on an IFR flight plan. Once airborne, I realized I had programmed the wrong squawk code. Departure, pointed it out immediately and assigned me another squawk code. I acknowledge that I had made the mistake and informed the controller of the original code I was given. He elected to use the new one he had assigned, however. Later, I was informed the controller was submitting papers to suspend my license.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, ACCIDENTALLY MISSET HIS DISCRETE XPONDER CODE ON DEP IN DC ADIZ AIRSPACE, AND WAS THREATENED WITH PLTS LICENSE SUSPENSION BY THE PCT CTLR.

Narrative: ON 04/WED/03, I DEPARTED JYO ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. ONCE AIRBORNE, I REALIZED I HAD PROGRAMMED THE WRONG SQUAWK CODE. DEP, POINTED IT OUT IMMEDIATELY AND ASSIGNED ME ANOTHER SQUAWK CODE. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD MADE THE MISTAKE AND INFORMED THE CTLR OF THE ORIGINAL CODE I WAS GIVEN. HE ELECTED TO USE THE NEW ONE HE HAD ASSIGNED, HOWEVER. LATER, I WAS INFORMED THE CTLR WAS SUBMITTING PAPERS TO SUSPEND MY LICENSE.

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.