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Pilot of C152 feels NOTAM dissemination and clarity regarding nuclear power plants is lacking. Discovered the lack while in apparent violation of the dc ADIZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593952 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxt.vortac |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : nhk.milfac tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 20 flight time total : 245 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 593952 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | special use : dcadiz.othersua |
| Publication | FDC 3/1655 & FDC 1/3352 |
Narrative:
Potomac handed me off to patuxent near tappannock and told me to stay clear of the patuxent restr area (R4005, R4007). While flying between the patuxent restr areas and the dc ADIZ, flew near a nuclear power plant which was not marked on the sectional aeronautical chart. Tfr states that pilots are advised to avoid flying above or near but does not state an altitude or distance from. They also mention to not circle power plants. Other tfr's state pilots are prohibited and given an altitude or distance. Patuxent did not state any flight deviations or the power plant during flight following. Pilot organization states pilots need to use flight following to help avoid problems with tfr's. Corrective actions: FAA needs to use flight planning software to ensure pilots are not violating tfr's. Or they could implement a system using a flight planning program. Graphical depictions are key to helping pilots stay clear of tfr's. This is especially important since tfr's can become active on short notice. The word text is difficult to understand, causes a lot of confusion and hence a lot of unnecessary violations. Controllers and pilots are over tasked with all the new tfr and ADIZ restrs. System needs to be improved. Need more critical information available to pilots in a graphical overview. Task saturation is an element which is causing a lot of problems. This is from the ATC controllers to the crews who are flying into these areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C152 FEELS NOTAM DISSEMINATION AND CLARITY REGARDING NUCLEAR PWR PLANTS IS LACKING. DISCOVERED THE LACK WHILE IN APPARENT VIOLATION OF THE DC ADIZ.
Narrative: POTOMAC HANDED ME OFF TO PATUXENT NEAR TAPPANNOCK AND TOLD ME TO STAY CLR OF THE PATUXENT RESTR AREA (R4005, R4007). WHILE FLYING BTWN THE PATUXENT RESTR AREAS AND THE DC ADIZ, FLEW NEAR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WHICH WAS NOT MARKED ON THE SECTIONAL AERO CHART. TFR STATES THAT PLTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID FLYING ABOVE OR NEAR BUT DOES NOT STATE AN ALT OR DISTANCE FROM. THEY ALSO MENTION TO NOT CIRCLE POWER PLANTS. OTHER TFR'S STATE PLTS ARE PROHIBITED AND GIVEN AN ALT OR DISTANCE. PATUXENT DID NOT STATE ANY FLT DEVS OR THE POWER PLANT DURING FLT FOLLOWING. PLT ORGANIZATION STATES PLTS NEED TO USE FLT FOLLOWING TO HELP AVOID PROBS WITH TFR'S. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: FAA NEEDS TO USE FLT PLANNING SOFTWARE TO ENSURE PLTS ARE NOT VIOLATING TFR'S. OR THEY COULD IMPLEMENT A SYS USING A FLT PLANNING PROGRAM. GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS ARE KEY TO HELPING PLTS STAY CLR OF TFR'S. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SINCE TFR'S CAN BECOME ACTIVE ON SHORT NOTICE. THE WORD TEXT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, CAUSES A LOT OF CONFUSION AND HENCE A LOT OF UNNECESSARY VIOLATIONS. CTLRS AND PLTS ARE OVER TASKED WITH ALL THE NEW TFR AND ADIZ RESTRS. SYS NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. NEED MORE CRITICAL INFO AVAILABLE TO PLTS IN A GRAPHICAL OVERVIEW. TASK SATURATION IS AN ELEMENT WHICH IS CAUSING A LOT OF PROBS. THIS IS FROM THE ATC CTLRS TO THE CREWS WHO ARE FLYING INTO THESE AREAS.
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.