Narrative:

I departed hyde field (W32), inside the washington frz, on a flight plan and a clearance obtained with the help of a local pilot. I contacted potomac approach upon departure and all seemed normal. Upon landing at my destination, I received a phone call from the FAA notifying me that I did not have the credentials to fly out of W32. Not being from the area, I was unaware that, unlike the rest of the united states, the washington frz clearance is pilot specific, not aircraft specific. If there had been a procedure by approach to verify that an authorized pilot was at the controls, I would have realized my error and immediately returned to W32. Another factor that could have prevented this situation would be a more simplistic written version of the differences between standard operations and the washington frz requirements. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advises that the aircraft owner and the local pilot who assisted him with departure planning by filing the departure ADIZ flight plan were not forthcoming about the requirement that only home based pilots, specifically authorized to fly aircraft (also specifically authorized) are allowed to operate in or out of W32. The assisting pilot had 'helpfully' filed the flight plan for him, and told him all he had to do was to contact pct on departure, follow the flight plan until out of the ADIZ and then continue VFR to his destination. It is the reporter's understanding that a witness to the departure contacted the FAA after the fact to alert them. Reporter further stated that after the fact he attempted to inform himself regarding the operational requirements for W32 (as well as cgs and vks, collectively known as the DC3 because of their strictly controled operational status). He experienced extreme difficulty in finding comprehensive, easily obtained and understood information. In particular, even after doing the research, it was only after speaking with this analyst that he finally understood that only pilots and aircraft 'based' at the DC3 were capable of obtaining the required qualifications for such operations. There are 'no' transient operations of any kind allowed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMERCIAL RATED PLT DEPARTS W32 WITHIN THE DCADIZ AND THE DC FRZ WITHOUT REQUIRED SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED INTO OR OUT OF THE ARPT.

Narrative: I DEPARTED HYDE FIELD (W32), INSIDE THE WASHINGTON FRZ, ON A FLT PLAN AND A CLRNC OBTAINED WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL PLT. I CONTACTED POTOMAC APCH UPON DEP AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL. UPON LNDG AT MY DEST, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE FAA NOTIFYING ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE CREDENTIALS TO FLY OUT OF W32. NOT BEING FROM THE AREA, I WAS UNAWARE THAT, UNLIKE THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES, THE WASHINGTON FRZ CLRNC IS PLT SPECIFIC, NOT ACFT SPECIFIC. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PROC BY APCH TO VERIFY THAT AN AUTHORIZED PLT WAS AT THE CTLS, I WOULD HAVE REALIZED MY ERROR AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO W32. ANOTHER FACTOR THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS SIT WOULD BE A MORE SIMPLISTIC WRITTEN VERSION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STANDARD OPS AND THE WASHINGTON FRZ REQUIREMENTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISES THAT THE ACFT OWNER AND THE LOCAL PLT WHO ASSISTED HIM WITH DEP PLANNING BY FILING THE DEP ADIZ FLT PLAN WERE NOT FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT THAT ONLY HOME BASED PLTS, SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED TO FLY ACFT (ALSO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED) ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN OR OUT OF W32. THE ASSISTING PLT HAD 'HELPFULLY' FILED THE FLT PLAN FOR HIM, AND TOLD HIM ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS TO CONTACT PCT ON DEP, FOLLOW THE FLT PLAN UNTIL OUT OF THE ADIZ AND THEN CONTINUE VFR TO HIS DEST. IT IS THE RPTR'S UNDERSTANDING THAT A WITNESS TO THE DEP CONTACTED THE FAA AFTER THE FACT TO ALERT THEM. RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER THE FACT HE ATTEMPTED TO INFORM HIMSELF REGARDING THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR W32 (AS WELL AS CGS AND VKS, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE DC3 BECAUSE OF THEIR STRICTLY CTLED OPERATIONAL STATUS). HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN FINDING COMPREHENSIVE, EASILY OBTAINED AND UNDERSTOOD INFO. IN PARTICULAR, EVEN AFTER DOING THE RESEARCH, IT WAS ONLY AFTER SPEAKING WITH THIS ANALYST THAT HE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT ONLY PLTS AND ACFT 'BASED' AT THE DC3 WERE CAPABLE OF OBTAINING THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH OPS. THERE ARE 'NO' TRANSIENT OPS OF ANY KIND ALLOWED.

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.