Pilot of PA28 forgets about dc ADIZ procedures and squawks 1200 after canceling IFR inbound to anp.

Attributes
ACN	610765
Time
Date	200402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anp.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	610765
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

Pct descended us to 2000 ft MSL and gave us a heading towards airport. Controller then asked if we had a visual on the airport. We answered yes and were then cleared for visual approach. We asked to cancel IFR and were granted cancellation. Then we squawked 1200 and contacted CTAF at anp. We were never once told of either an infraction or deviation in any manner. In fact, I asked the controller for the phone number to contact potomac approach on the ground for our departure clearance. When we contacted potomac 3 hours later, absolutely no mention was made to the matter of a tfr infraction. I only found out about this today from a registered letter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PA28 FORGETS ABOUT DC ADIZ PROCS AND SQUAWKS 1200 AFTER CANCELING IFR INBOUND TO ANP.

Narrative: PCT DSNDED US TO 2000 FT MSL AND GAVE US A HDG TOWARDS ARPT. CTLR THEN ASKED IF WE HAD A VISUAL ON THE ARPT. WE ANSWERED YES AND WERE THEN CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH. WE ASKED TO CANCEL IFR AND WERE GRANTED CANCELLATION. THEN WE SQUAWKED 1200 AND CONTACTED CTAF AT ANP. WE WERE NEVER ONCE TOLD OF EITHER AN INFRACTION OR DEV IN ANY MANNER. IN FACT, I ASKED THE CTLR FOR THE PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT POTOMAC APCH ON THE GND FOR OUR DEP CLRNC. WHEN WE CONTACTED POTOMAC 3 HRS LATER, ABSOLUTELY NO MENTION WAS MADE TO THE MATTER OF A TFR INFRACTION. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS TODAY FROM A REGISTERED LETTER.

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.