A light aircraft pilot penetrated the camp david restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	748770
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : hgr.vor
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hgr.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1728 flight time type : 1132
ASRS Report	748770
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Return trip to FBO to have garmin 530 (wass upgraded) reinstalled in aircraft. Did not fly thru ADIZ as mode C appeared inoperative after removal of 530 for waas upgrade. Exited ADIZ to the east with transponder squawk of XXXX from W29. Changed squawk to 1200 after departing ADIZ. Climbed to 5500 ft to odesa intersection to avoid R4001A then turned to the harrisburg VOR 135 radial and climbed to 6500 ft. Listened to hagerstown ATIS. Intersected hagerstown VOR radial 090 and tracked inbound starting my descent. Contacted hagerstown tower 13 miles out at 2500 ft. And was immediately vectored away from camp david. I was approached by a military helicopter with a man pointing to a frequency sign. Tower demanded I stay on his frequency as I was on approach to land. Escorted to ground by a blackhawk and interviewed by the secret service. I felt the 090 radial would keep me clear of camp david and expanded camp david if in effect. I always file and fly IFR to avoid situations like this. Flew VFR this time as my GPS was removed; and mode C disabled. Am having FBO test my VOR receiver and obs for accuracy as it showed me right on the hgr 090 radial. Also the garmin 530 wass is being reinstalled. Will practice my VOR skills as well as my VFR skills; as to not be so reliant on the GPS. Will remember to check with the FSS regarding NOTAMS when flying VFR as well as IFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LIGHT AIRCRAFT PILOT PENETRATED THE CAMP DAVID RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: RETURN TRIP TO FBO TO HAVE GARMIN 530 (WASS UPGRADED) REINSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. DID NOT FLY THRU ADIZ AS MODE C APPEARED INOPERATIVE AFTER REMOVAL OF 530 FOR WAAS UPGRADE. EXITED ADIZ TO THE EAST WITH TRANSPONDER SQUAWK OF XXXX FROM W29. CHANGED SQUAWK TO 1200 AFTER DEPARTING ADIZ. CLIMBED TO 5500 FT TO ODESA INTERSECTION TO AVOID R4001A THEN TURNED TO THE HARRISBURG VOR 135 RADIAL AND CLIMBED TO 6500 FT. LISTENED TO HAGERSTOWN ATIS. INTERSECTED HAGERSTOWN VOR RADIAL 090 AND TRACKED INBOUND STARTING MY DESCENT. CONTACTED HAGERSTOWN TOWER 13 MILES OUT AT 2500 FT. AND WAS IMMEDIATELY VECTORED AWAY FROM CAMP DAVID. I WAS APPROACHED BY A MILITARY HELICOPTER WITH A MAN POINTING TO A FREQUENCY SIGN. TOWER DEMANDED I STAY ON HIS FREQUENCY AS I WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND. ESCORTED TO GROUND BY A BLACKHAWK AND INTERVIEWED BY THE SECRET SERVICE. I FELT THE 090 RADIAL WOULD KEEP ME CLEAR OF CAMP DAVID AND EXPANDED CAMP DAVID IF IN EFFECT. I ALWAYS FILE AND FLY IFR TO AVOID SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. FLEW VFR THIS TIME AS MY GPS WAS REMOVED; AND MODE C DISABLED. AM HAVING FBO TEST MY VOR RECEIVER AND OBS FOR ACCURACY AS IT SHOWED ME RIGHT ON THE HGR 090 RADIAL. ALSO THE GARMIN 530 WASS IS BEING REINSTALLED. WILL PRACTICE MY VOR SKILLS AS WELL AS MY VFR SKILLS; AS TO NOT BE SO RELIANT ON THE GPS. WILL REMEMBER TO CHECK WITH THE FSS REGARDING NOTAMS WHEN FLYING VFR AS WELL AS IFR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.