Narrative:

I am a traditional (part-time) aviator and copilot of the C12 aircraft. The PIC (full-time member) will traditionally plan the IFR flight and brief the copilot upon his arrival. Our mission was to pick up 2 high priority passenger in connecticut, drop one off at davidson aaf, va, the second in michigan, refuel and return home. During the leg to davidson, we determined that we would have to refuel prior to michigan due to stronger than forecast winds. On arrival at davidson, the tower was closed and we put in a request for fuel through base operations. After landing, we were informed that fuel would be delayed by at least 1 hour. The PIC determined the wait was not acceptable due to the passenger itinerary and went to 'flight planning' to locate an en route airport to refuel at. I went to the aircraft to tidy up and to ensure that the pubs for the next leg were at hand. As I finished, the passenger and PIC were boarding the aircraft and I was briefed that we would depart, get our clearance on climb, and of our destination for fuel. As I taxied the aircraft, the PIC handled the checklist and radios, and after takeoff, contacted ATC. We received a clearance along with a phone number to call. The controller explained that we had failed to receive a discrete code prior to takeoff into the washington ADIZ. The unit commander resolved the issue over the phone and the unit received additional training on tfr's. The PIC takes pride in adhering to the planned schedule and may have felt undue pressure due to the delays. I don't know why he hadn't thought to get a transponder code through base operations. The tfr does exempt military aircraft from some of the requirements and has to be read carefully to determine which ones apply. I perceived the PIC as very senior, conscientious and knowledgeable in the aircraft and operations. This caused me to be complacent in that I assumed that he had taken care to meet all the requirements for the flight. A simple question such as 'have we met the requirements of the tfr' would have been a good example of proper crew coordination and the ensuing discussion may have prevented this incident. I'll take this learned lesson forward on all future flts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL BE20 DEP FROM DAA, ENTERED WASHINGTON TFR WITHOUT APPROPRIATE CLRNC.

Narrative: I AM A TRADITIONAL (PART-TIME) AVIATOR AND COPLT OF THE C12 ACFT. THE PIC (FULL-TIME MEMBER) WILL TRADITIONALLY PLAN THE IFR FLT AND BRIEF THE COPLT UPON HIS ARR. OUR MISSION WAS TO PICK UP 2 HIGH PRIORITY PAX IN CONNECTICUT, DROP ONE OFF AT DAVIDSON AAF, VA, THE SECOND IN MICHIGAN, REFUEL AND RETURN HOME. DURING THE LEG TO DAVIDSON, WE DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REFUEL PRIOR TO MICHIGAN DUE TO STRONGER THAN FORECAST WINDS. ON ARR AT DAVIDSON, THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND WE PUT IN A REQUEST FOR FUEL THROUGH BASE OPS. AFTER LNDG, WE WERE INFORMED THAT FUEL WOULD BE DELAYED BY AT LEAST 1 HR. THE PIC DETERMINED THE WAIT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE PAX ITINERARY AND WENT TO 'FLT PLANNING' TO LOCATE AN ENRTE ARPT TO REFUEL AT. I WENT TO THE ACFT TO TIDY UP AND TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBS FOR THE NEXT LEG WERE AT HAND. AS I FINISHED, THE PAX AND PIC WERE BOARDING THE ACFT AND I WAS BRIEFED THAT WE WOULD DEPART, GET OUR CLRNC ON CLB, AND OF OUR DEST FOR FUEL. AS I TAXIED THE ACFT, THE PIC HANDLED THE CHKLIST AND RADIOS, AND AFTER TKOF, CONTACTED ATC. WE RECEIVED A CLRNC ALONG WITH A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. THE CTLR EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD FAILED TO RECEIVE A DISCRETE CODE PRIOR TO TKOF INTO THE WASHINGTON ADIZ. THE UNIT COMMANDER RESOLVED THE ISSUE OVER THE PHONE AND THE UNIT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON TFR'S. THE PIC TAKES PRIDE IN ADHERING TO THE PLANNED SCHEDULE AND MAY HAVE FELT UNDUE PRESSURE DUE TO THE DELAYS. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE HADN'T THOUGHT TO GET A XPONDER CODE THROUGH BASE OPS. THE TFR DOES EXEMPT MIL ACFT FROM SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND HAS TO BE READ CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE WHICH ONES APPLY. I PERCEIVED THE PIC AS VERY SENIOR, CONSCIENTIOUS AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE ACFT AND OPS. THIS CAUSED ME TO BE COMPLACENT IN THAT I ASSUMED THAT HE HAD TAKEN CARE TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FLT. A SIMPLE QUESTION SUCH AS 'HAVE WE MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TFR' WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PROPER CREW COORD AND THE ENSUING DISCUSSION MAY HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT. I'LL TAKE THIS LEARNED LESSON FORWARD ON ALL FUTURE FLTS.

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.