Narrative:

Inadvertent entry of mexican airspace, ADIZ. I was flying from the dallas, tx area to tucson, az. I was planning to stop at deming, NM for fuel. Over el paso, tx I programmed my LORAN for deming, NM. After approximately 20 min of flight I discovered that I was in mexico. I checked the longitude and latitude course that I had programmed into the LORAN. They were wrong. I contacted albuquerque center and related my problem. He asked me where I was going. I told him lordsburg (it was closer than deming by now). He told me that I was not on radar, not to worry about it and to be more careful in the future. When I arrived at lordsburg I was met by 4 police cars. They asked to see my paperwork on the plane. Shortly after a customs jet landed my plane was torn apart and our baggage searched. They told me that they had me on radar all the way. I told them that I thought the search and 2 1/2 hour delay was not warranted. I was squawking 1200 with mode C, contacted center and they knew that I did not land. They told me that they would refer this to the FAA. I should have followed my chart more closely. However if center had told me to file a flight plan and land at a customs airport the search and delay could have been stopped. I would suggest that controllers be instructed on current federal laws on ADIZ procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLEW INTO MEXICAN AIRSPACE. CONTACTED CENTER, RETURNED THROUGH ADIZ. GREETED BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ON LNDG.

Narrative: INADVERTENT ENTRY OF MEXICAN AIRSPACE, ADIZ. I WAS FLYING FROM THE DALLAS, TX AREA TO TUCSON, AZ. I WAS PLANNING TO STOP AT DEMING, NM FOR FUEL. OVER EL PASO, TX I PROGRAMMED MY LORAN FOR DEMING, NM. AFTER APPROX 20 MIN OF FLT I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS IN MEXICO. I CHECKED THE LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE COURSE THAT I HAD PROGRAMMED INTO THE LORAN. THEY WERE WRONG. I CONTACTED ALBUQUERQUE CENTER AND RELATED MY PROBLEM. HE ASKED ME WHERE I WAS GOING. I TOLD HIM LORDSBURG (IT WAS CLOSER THAN DEMING BY NOW). HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT ON RADAR, NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AND TO BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT LORDSBURG I WAS MET BY 4 POLICE CARS. THEY ASKED TO SEE MY PAPERWORK ON THE PLANE. SHORTLY AFTER A CUSTOMS JET LANDED MY PLANE WAS TORN APART AND OUR BAGGAGE SEARCHED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD ME ON RADAR ALL THE WAY. I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT THE SEARCH AND 2 1/2 HR DELAY WAS NOT WARRANTED. I WAS SQUAWKING 1200 WITH MODE C, CONTACTED CENTER AND THEY KNEW THAT I DID NOT LAND. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REFER THIS TO THE FAA. I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED MY CHART MORE CLOSELY. HOWEVER IF CENTER HAD TOLD ME TO FILE A FLT PLAN AND LAND AT A CUSTOMS ARPT THE SEARCH AND DELAY COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT CTLRS BE INSTRUCTED ON CURRENT FEDERAL LAWS ON ADIZ PROCS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.