Flight instructor of small aircraft training aircraft penetrated the ADIZ without a flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	211619
Time
Date	199206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cce
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v539
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 495 flight time type : 370
ASRS Report	211619
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was leaving pgd airport carrying a passenger who wanted a training flight to key west. I called FSS before leaving naples to fly to charlotte county airport to meet this passenger. FSS said that there would be thunderstorms inland, the coast seemed to be clear all the way down to key west. En route, I was in contact with ft myers approach who was giving me flight following. After reaching naples, flight following was cancelled and I was told to contact ZMA. After contacting ZMA on 134.45, I was told they could not help me, that I would have to contact ZMA on a different frequency. ZMA would not acknowledge me. After about 5 mins I went back to the old frequency where I was told again that they could not help me. So, I tried to call center again and they would not acknowledge, I believe it was due to traffic on the frequency. By this time, I was just offshore from marco island and the WX was building up behind me and also over everglades airport (X01). So, I decided to take V-539 to key west not knowing I was crossing the ADIZ. I thought the ADIZ ran down the east side of W-174G. Later, I contacted navy key west approach who gave me flight following to key west. Soon after I realized what I had done, but by now I was 30 NM north of key west. A lack of planning and not filing a flight plan was the big mistake. Also, feeling pressure from my passenger added to my poor judgement. The trip back from key west was uneventful due to careful preflight planning and filing of a flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR OF SMA TRAINING ACFT PENETRATED THE ADIZ WITHOUT A FLT PLAN.

Narrative: I WAS LEAVING PGD ARPT CARRYING A PAX WHO WANTED A TRAINING FLT TO KEY WEST. I CALLED FSS BEFORE LEAVING NAPLES TO FLY TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY ARPT TO MEET THIS PAX. FSS SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE TSTMS INLAND, THE COAST SEEMED TO BE CLR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO KEY WEST. ENRTE, I WAS IN CONTACT WITH FT MYERS APCH WHO WAS GIVING ME FLT FOLLOWING. AFTER REACHING NAPLES, FLT FOLLOWING WAS CANCELLED AND I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ZMA. AFTER CONTACTING ZMA ON 134.45, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT ZMA ON A DIFFERENT FREQ. ZMA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ME. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS I WENT BACK TO THE OLD FREQ WHERE I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. SO, I TRIED TO CALL CTR AGAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE, I BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO TFC ON THE FREQ. BY THIS TIME, I WAS JUST OFFSHORE FROM MARCO ISLAND AND THE WX WAS BUILDING UP BEHIND ME AND ALSO OVER EVERGLADES ARPT (X01). SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE V-539 TO KEY WEST NOT KNOWING I WAS XING THE ADIZ. I THOUGHT THE ADIZ RAN DOWN THE E SIDE OF W-174G. LATER, I CONTACTED NAVY KEY WEST APCH WHO GAVE ME FLT FOLLOWING TO KEY WEST. SOON AFTER I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE, BUT BY NOW I WAS 30 NM N OF KEY WEST. A LACK OF PLANNING AND NOT FILING A FLT PLAN WAS THE BIG MISTAKE. ALSO, FEELING PRESSURE FROM MY PAX ADDED TO MY POOR JUDGEMENT. THE TRIP BACK FROM KEY WEST WAS UNEVENTFUL DUE TO CAREFUL PREFLT PLANNING AND FILING OF A FLT PLAN.

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.