Pilot of C150 transgressed west edge of dc ADIZ. Forced to land by customs aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	584302
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okv.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 2410 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	584302
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This flight originated from dan airport, to terminate at okv. The flight was to go northeast staying to the right of lyh. I gave myself a narrow passage between the mountains to my left and 30 mi arc of washington ADIZ. My partner and I decided to use our second hand-held GPS to keep us on course. I did not realize when my partner hung the handheld GPS on the rearview mirror, he unknowingly turned off the master switch, which is a push/pull switch directly below the rearview mirror. When nearing okv, I realized the radio and transponder were not working at about the same time I was intercepted by the united states customs citation. I checked and turned the master back on! I was told to land at okv and was told I had entered the westerly edges of the ADIZ. In my effort to stay clear of the mountains, and the ADIZ and navigation this area I apparently did not allow for the changing winds while flying close to the mountain ridges. Knowing full well of the tfr areas, I did not purposely ignore any of the FAA restr. This is something that I do not take lightly, and I understand the need for the security and would not deliberately violate or ignore them. I regret this oversight and will not under any circumstances allow this to happen again. I was instructed by the customs agent to call potomac TRACON. I did so immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C150 TRANSGRESSED W EDGE OF DC ADIZ. FORCED TO LAND BY CUSTOMS ACFT.

Narrative: THIS FLT ORIGINATED FROM DAN ARPT, TO TERMINATE AT OKV. THE FLT WAS TO GO NE STAYING TO THE R OF LYH. I GAVE MYSELF A NARROW PASSAGE BTWN THE MOUNTAINS TO MY L AND 30 MI ARC OF WASHINGTON ADIZ. MY PARTNER AND I DECIDED TO USE OUR SECOND HAND-HELD GPS TO KEEP US ON COURSE. I DID NOT REALIZE WHEN MY PARTNER HUNG THE HANDHELD GPS ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR, HE UNKNOWINGLY TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH, WHICH IS A PUSH/PULL SWITCH DIRECTLY BELOW THE REARVIEW MIRROR. WHEN NEARING OKV, I REALIZED THE RADIO AND XPONDER WERE NOT WORKING AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME I WAS INTERCEPTED BY THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS CITATION. I CHKED AND TURNED THE MASTER BACK ON! I WAS TOLD TO LAND AT OKV AND WAS TOLD I HAD ENTERED THE WESTERLY EDGES OF THE ADIZ. IN MY EFFORT TO STAY CLR OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND THE ADIZ AND NAV THIS AREA I APPARENTLY DID NOT ALLOW FOR THE CHANGING WINDS WHILE FLYING CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES. KNOWING FULL WELL OF THE TFR AREAS, I DID NOT PURPOSELY IGNORE ANY OF THE FAA RESTR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DO NOT TAKE LIGHTLY, AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE SECURITY AND WOULD NOT DELIBERATELY VIOLATE OR IGNORE THEM. I REGRET THIS OVERSIGHT AND WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CUSTOMS AGENT TO CALL POTOMAC TRACON. I DID SO IMMEDIATELY.

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.