<< >> NASA ASRS Report 597585, October 2003

A C172 private pilot enters the dc ADIZ without clearance or flight plan from the north and is asked to call pct supervisor.

Attributes
ACN	597585
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : dcadiz.othersua
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8.3 flight time total : 841 flight time type : 752
ASRS Report	597585
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An unauthorized flight and landing into the dc ADIZ. The entry and landing were made without contacting ATC or filing a flight plan. I was asked to call potomac approach, which was done and the situation was explained. I believed the boundaries of the ADIZ followed the boundaries of the class B airspace, including layers indicated on the sectional. I did not realize the actual boundaries were from the ground to 18000 ft. The class B airspace was not entered as depicted on the sectional. Additional ground school training, from an instructor will be sought.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PVT PLT ENTERS THE DC ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC OR FLT PLAN FROM THE N AND IS ASKED TO CALL PCT SUPVR.

Narrative: AN UNAUTH FLT AND LNDG INTO THE DC ADIZ. THE ENTRY AND LNDG WERE MADE WITHOUT CONTACTING ATC OR FILING A FLT PLAN. I WAS ASKED TO CALL POTOMAC APCH, WHICH WAS DONE AND THE SIT WAS EXPLAINED. I BELIEVED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ADIZ FOLLOWED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, INCLUDING LAYERS INDICATED ON THE SECTIONAL. I DID NOT REALIZE THE ACTUAL BOUNDARIES WERE FROM THE GND TO 18000 FT. THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WAS NOT ENTERED AS DEPICTED ON THE SECTIONAL. ADDITIONAL GND SCHOOL TRAINING, FROM AN INSTRUCTOR WILL BE SOUGHT.

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.