<< >> NASA ASRS Report 597362, October 2003

A bell 206 rotary winged pilot inadvertently enters the dc ADIZ near his departure airport at ndy, va.

Attributes
ACN	597362
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ndy.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	597362
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar 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 Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying from cambridge, md, to stafford, va, I was informed I had inadvertently penetrated the washington ADIZ. This supposedly occurred north of dahlgren (ndy). Upon landing at rmn the airport gave me a message to call potomac approach. That was when I was officially informed that I had penetrated the ADIZ. The ADIZ in that area does not follow the class B lines as it does everywhere else. I have often filed ADIZ flight plans when necessary and can tell our position relative to the ADIZ from the map, which depicts the class B. In this area no map designates the ADIZ arc, this must be judged in flight. In the future I will give a wide clearance to the ADIZ when not filing an ADIZ flight plan, but if the ADIZ continues even 1 week more it must be depicted on the current aeronautical charts as it is in the washington, dc metropolitan area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 206 ROTARY WINGED PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERS THE DC ADIZ NEAR HIS DEP ARPT AT NDY, VA.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING FROM CAMBRIDGE, MD, TO STAFFORD, VA, I WAS INFORMED I HAD INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED THE WASHINGTON ADIZ. THIS SUPPOSEDLY OCCURRED N OF DAHLGREN (NDY). UPON LNDG AT RMN THE ARPT GAVE ME A MESSAGE TO CALL POTOMAC APCH. THAT WAS WHEN I WAS OFFICIALLY INFORMED THAT I HAD PENETRATED THE ADIZ. THE ADIZ IN THAT AREA DOES NOT FOLLOW THE CLASS B LINES AS IT DOES EVERYWHERE ELSE. I HAVE OFTEN FILED ADIZ FLT PLANS WHEN NECESSARY AND CAN TELL OUR POS RELATIVE TO THE ADIZ FROM THE MAP, WHICH DEPICTS THE CLASS B. IN THIS AREA NO MAP DESIGNATES THE ADIZ ARC, THIS MUST BE JUDGED IN FLT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL GIVE A WIDE CLRNC TO THE ADIZ WHEN NOT FILING AN ADIZ FLT PLAN, BUT IF THE ADIZ CONTINUES EVEN 1 WK MORE IT MUST BE DEPICTED ON THE CURRENT AERONAUTICAL CHARTS AS IT IS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA.

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.