S76 crew entered ny ADIZ without clearance, or a discrete transponder code.

Attributes
ACN	584803
Time
Date	200306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lga.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	S-76/S-76 Mark II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	584803
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10075 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	584802
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the morning of jun/mon/03, I was assigned as sic on what is a very routine flight. The cpr flight department to which I belong operates in and around the new york metropolitan area on a daily basis. Perhaps that is why I missed the details of fdc 3/4662. The NOTAM that morning read 'flight restr, orange county, new jersey.' normally when a government official is in town, the NOTAM reads 'flight restr, nyc,' and is accompanied by an additional NOTAM closing one of the heliports. Somehow I missed the size of this tfr. Our flight was from our home office heliport (MA68) in springfield, ma to the west 30TH street heliport (jra) in manhattan. Because we flew VFR and 'flight followed' with our own dispatch office, we were able to circumnav both the laguardia and newark class B airspace. After checking the automated terminal information service at laguardia and teterboro, we flew into what is on most days, the hudson river class B exclusion. There was no mention of the ADIZ on either of the ATIS broadcasts. After a normal approach and landing to jra we were informed that we may have penetrated the 30 SM ring of the tfr ADIZ. I have learned from this experience and take it very seriously. I will be making changes to my preflight planning practices. Additionally, we hope to make some policy changes within the flight department to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. Supplemental information from acn 584802: the incursion was discovered while on the ground when another pilot asked if we had a discreet transponder code. I highly recommend that whenever a major metropolitan area is included within the boundary of a tfr that it be specifically included in the text. I also recommend that tfr's be included in the hourly ATIS at all class D's within and just outside the boundaries of a tfr/ADIZ. Finally, would it be fruitful to announce that a tfr/ADIZ is in effect on guard every couple of mins?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S76 CREW ENTERED NY ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC, OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF JUN/MON/03, I WAS ASSIGNED AS SIC ON WHAT IS A VERY ROUTINE FLT. THE CPR FLT DEPT TO WHICH I BELONG OPERATES IN AND AROUND THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA ON A DAILY BASIS. PERHAPS THAT IS WHY I MISSED THE DETAILS OF FDC 3/4662. THE NOTAM THAT MORNING READ 'FLT RESTR, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.' NORMALLY WHEN A GOV OFFICIAL IS IN TOWN, THE NOTAM READS 'FLT RESTR, NYC,' AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADDITIONAL NOTAM CLOSING ONE OF THE HELIPORTS. SOMEHOW I MISSED THE SIZE OF THIS TFR. OUR FLT WAS FROM OUR HOME OFFICE HELIPORT (MA68) IN SPRINGFIELD, MA TO THE W 30TH STREET HELIPORT (JRA) IN MANHATTAN. BECAUSE WE FLEW VFR AND 'FLT FOLLOWED' WITH OUR OWN DISPATCH OFFICE, WE WERE ABLE TO CIRCUMNAV BOTH THE LAGUARDIA AND NEWARK CLASS B AIRSPACE. AFTER CHKING THE AUTOMATED TERMINAL INFO SVC AT LAGUARDIA AND TETERBORO, WE FLEW INTO WHAT IS ON MOST DAYS, THE HUDSON RIVER CLASS B EXCLUSION. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE ADIZ ON EITHER OF THE ATIS BROADCASTS. AFTER A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG TO JRA WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE MAY HAVE PENETRATED THE 30 SM RING OF THE TFR ADIZ. I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. I WILL BE MAKING CHANGES TO MY PREFLT PLANNING PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOPE TO MAKE SOME POLICY CHANGES WITHIN THE FLT DEPT TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF THING FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 584802: THE INCURSION WAS DISCOVERED WHILE ON THE GND WHEN ANOTHER PLT ASKED IF WE HAD A DISCREET XPONDER CODE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT WHENEVER A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF A TFR THAT IT BE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THE TEXT. I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT TFR'S BE INCLUDED IN THE HOURLY ATIS AT ALL CLASS D'S WITHIN AND JUST OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF A TFR/ADIZ. FINALLY, WOULD IT BE FRUITFUL TO ANNOUNCE THAT A TFR/ADIZ IS IN EFFECT ON GUARD EVERY COUPLE OF MINS?

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.