PA28 pilot entered dc ADIZ without specific clearance to do so from the pct approach controller.

Attributes
ACN	580560
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	580560
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : flight data other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : pct.tracon
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

Filed a VFR ADIZ flight plan with altoona FSS and received weather. Filed for a XA00 departure from gai for 3500 ft, touch and goes at gai and same at fdk. Received a 'special' squawk code on the ground and was told to monitor 126.75. Received these instructions from clearance delivery on 121.6. Did one touch and go at gai and the same at fdk. Departed fdk went over sugar loaf mountain and set new course for gai received new squawk coder from pct eight miles out, but never radar identification outbound or inbound. Was told to close on the ground at gai by phone. Called and was told no flight plan on file pilot deviation had been committed and investigation would follow. Was given another local number to call for clearance delivery to depart? Summation: I feel that I followed my instructions from altoona FSS and clearance delivery and adhered to procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ENTERED DC ADIZ WITHOUT SPECIFIC CLRNC TO DO SO FROM THE PCT APCH CTLR.

Narrative: FILED A VFR ADIZ FLT PLAN WITH ALTOONA FSS AND RECEIVED WEATHER. FILED FOR A XA00 DEP FROM GAI FOR 3500 FT, TOUCH AND GOES AT GAI AND SAME AT FDK. RECEIVED A 'SPECIAL' SQUAWK CODE ON THE GND AND WAS TOLD TO MONITOR 126.75. RECEIVED THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM CLRNC DELIVERY ON 121.6. DID ONE TOUCH AND GO AT GAI AND THE SAME AT FDK. DEPARTED FDK WENT OVER SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN AND SET NEW COURSE FOR GAI RECEIVED NEW SQUAWK CODER FROM PCT EIGHT MILES OUT, BUT NEVER RADAR ID OUTBOUND OR INBOUND. WAS TOLD TO CLOSE ON THE GND AT GAI BY PHONE. CALLED AND WAS TOLD NO FLT PLAN ON FILE PLT DEV HAD BEEN COMMITTED AND INVESTIGATION WOULD FOLLOW. WAS GIVEN ANOTHER LOCAL NUMBER TO CALL FOR CLRNC DELIVERY TO DEPART? SUMMATION: I FEEL THAT I FOLLOWED MY INSTRUCTIONS FROM ALTOONA FSS AND CLRNC DELIVERY AND ADHERED TO PROCS.

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.