Atx rotary winged traffic was sent an escort in the form of a military fgt to find out who was in coastal airspace without a transponder.

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Attributes
ACN	246177
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gls
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tracon : hou
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent other
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10300
ASRS Report	246177
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During our descent into pelican island, we were intercepted by an fgt. Our transponder showed we were squawking the appropriate code and were receiving a reply. After dropping off our passenger, we checked with houston approach who reported painting only a primary target.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX ROTARY WINGED TFC WAS SENT AN ESCORT IN THE FORM OF A MIL FGT TO FIND OUT WHO WAS IN COASTAL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A XPONDER.

Narrative: DURING OUR DSCNT INTO PELICAN ISLAND, WE WERE INTERCEPTED BY AN FGT. OUR XPONDER SHOWED WE WERE SQUAWKING THE APPROPRIATE CODE AND WERE RECEIVING A REPLY. AFTER DROPPING OFF OUR PAX, WE CHKED WITH HOUSTON APCH WHO RPTED PAINTING ONLY A PRIMARY TARGET.

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.