<< >> NASA ASRS Report 244027, June 1993

Pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft failed to file a VFR flight plan in crossing an ADIZ airspace.

Attributes
ACN	244027
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	244027
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were running late so did not file a flight plan but did call and get flight following. Living in az, it never occurred to me that we could enter an ADIZ flying from a united states city to a united states city, but I did. I filed an IFR flight plan on the return flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT FAILED TO FILE A VFR FLT PLAN IN XING AN ADIZ AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE WERE RUNNING LATE SO DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN BUT DID CALL AND GET FLT FOLLOWING. LIVING IN AZ, IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT WE COULD ENTER AN ADIZ FLYING FROM A UNITED STATES CITY TO A UNITED STATES CITY, BUT I DID. I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN ON THE RETURN FLT.

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.