Small aircraft twin penetrates ADIZ.

Attributes
ACN	125275
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	125275
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a VFR flight plan from marsh harbor bahamas to fort pierce, fl at 6500'. Approximately 65-70 mi from the florida coast we tried to contact miami radio on 122.4 at least twice. We also heard other aircraft trying to contact them. We then called another aircraft on this same frequency located at boca raton, fl. He said he heard us loud and clear and the WX was VFR. We then monitored this frequency until we closed our flight plan with miami on 122.4, approximately 10 mi from fort pierce. We were confronted by customs as to why we did not squawk the transponder we were told. I replied that we were not told a squawk nor could we reach miami radio. The customs agent said that fgt aircraft were scrambled because of us. We did try to call. We did monitor the correct frequency. We did close our flight plan. Where did we not conform to all the rules of entry?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TWIN PENETRATES ADIZ.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM MARSH HARBOR BAHAMAS TO FORT PIERCE, FL AT 6500'. APPROX 65-70 MI FROM THE FLORIDA COAST WE TRIED TO CONTACT MIAMI RADIO ON 122.4 AT LEAST TWICE. WE ALSO HEARD OTHER ACFT TRYING TO CONTACT THEM. WE THEN CALLED ANOTHER ACFT ON THIS SAME FREQ LOCATED AT BOCA RATON, FL. HE SAID HE HEARD US LOUD AND CLEAR AND THE WX WAS VFR. WE THEN MONITORED THIS FREQ UNTIL WE CLOSED OUR FLT PLAN WITH MIAMI ON 122.4, APPROX 10 MI FROM FORT PIERCE. WE WERE CONFRONTED BY CUSTOMS AS TO WHY WE DID NOT SQUAWK THE XPONDER WE WERE TOLD. I REPLIED THAT WE WERE NOT TOLD A SQUAWK NOR COULD WE REACH MIAMI RADIO. THE CUSTOMS AGENT SAID THAT FGT ACFT WERE SCRAMBLED BECAUSE OF US. WE DID TRY TO CALL. WE DID MONITOR THE CORRECT FREQ. WE DID CLOSE OUR FLT PLAN. WHERE DID WE NOT CONFORM TO ALL THE RULES OF ENTRY?

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.