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Pilot of small aircraft enters dc ADIZ without clearance. Is intercepted by customs police helicopter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628588 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gai.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21.9 flight time total : 4926 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 628588 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| 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 |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | special use : dcadiz.othersua |
Narrative:
Problem: my aircraft unknowingly penetrated the washington dc ADIZ. Cause of problem: lack of clear information/conflicting information. Contributing factors: VFR sectional chart (approved by FAA and department of defense), that was then current, shows that the washington dc 'prohibited area' does not extend to gai. The chart clearly shows that VFR flight to gai below 3500 ft avoids class B and prohibited area airspace. The FSS controller (bangor, me) who was given the destination airport (gai) did not inform me that gai was now inside the ADIZ (and would, therefore, require a filed flight plan with frequency and discrete code). My failure to differentiate the dc ADIZ from the preexisting offshore ADIZ that might have been penetrated if my VFR route was east of the ny class B airspace. Failure on my part (after studying the washington sectional chart and questioning FSS about current tfr's) to focus on appropriate NOTAM. How discovered: by military intercept (customs police helicopter). Corrective actions: continued diligence by FAA/department of defense/FSS etc, to disseminate clear, non conflicting information. Continued diligence by pilots to inform themselves of current information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ENTERS DC ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC. IS INTERCEPTED BY CUSTOMS POLICE HELI.
Narrative: PROB: MY ACFT UNKNOWINGLY PENETRATED THE WASHINGTON DC ADIZ. CAUSE OF PROB: LACK OF CLR INFO/CONFLICTING INFO. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: VFR SECTIONAL CHART (APPROVED BY FAA AND DEPT OF DEFENSE), THAT WAS THEN CURRENT, SHOWS THAT THE WASHINGTON DC 'PROHIBITED AREA' DOES NOT EXTEND TO GAI. THE CHART CLRLY SHOWS THAT VFR FLT TO GAI BELOW 3500 FT AVOIDS CLASS B AND PROHIBITED AREA AIRSPACE. THE FSS CTLR (BANGOR, ME) WHO WAS GIVEN THE DEST ARPT (GAI) DID NOT INFORM ME THAT GAI WAS NOW INSIDE THE ADIZ (AND WOULD, THEREFORE, REQUIRE A FILED FLT PLAN WITH FREQ AND DISCRETE CODE). MY FAILURE TO DIFFERENTIATE THE DC ADIZ FROM THE PREEXISTING OFFSHORE ADIZ THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PENETRATED IF MY VFR RTE WAS E OF THE NY CLASS B AIRSPACE. FAILURE ON MY PART (AFTER STUDYING THE WASHINGTON SECTIONAL CHART AND QUESTIONING FSS ABOUT CURRENT TFR'S) TO FOCUS ON APPROPRIATE NOTAM. HOW DISCOVERED: BY MIL INTERCEPT (CUSTOMS POLICE HELI). CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: CONTINUED DILIGENCE BY FAA/DEPT OF DEFENSE/FSS ETC, TO DISSEMINATE CLR, NON CONFLICTING INFO. CONTINUED DILIGENCE BY PLTS TO INFORM THEMSELVES OF CURRENT INFO.
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.