Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of osua in ADIZ.

Attributes
ACN	246211
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pfn
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tracon : pfn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	246211
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed the local airport in a twin engine turboprop with the intent of flying offshore to observe the sea conditions and scout possible fishing sites. Because the WX was good VFR and I was familiar with the local military approach facility, I did not contact flight service or file a flight plan. In fact I had flown in the same area on search and rescue missions, but it had been some time ago. The flight went as planned. I contacted the local approach control who provided me with a 'squawk' and a mission control frequency for the area of intended operation. On my return, a fellow pilot asked if I had filed a DVFR flight plan. I said no and that I wasn't aware that I was required to do so since I had not departed a location outside of united states airspace and additionally since I had been in contact with ATC. The first thing I did when I got home was to consult my copy of the FARS and also the pertinent sections of the aim. My interpretation of this material was that the prudent thing to do would be to file DVFR anytime I planned to operate offshore. Further, I resolved to consult flight service, FARS, aim, and local sources of information (pilots smarter than me) any time I planned a flight that wasn't something I ordinarily do.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF OSUA IN ADIZ.

Narrative: I DEPARTED THE LCL ARPT IN A TWIN ENG TURBOPROP WITH THE INTENT OF FLYING OFFSHORE TO OBSERVE THE SEA CONDITIONS AND SCOUT POSSIBLE FISHING SITES. BECAUSE THE WX WAS GOOD VFR AND I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE LCL MIL APCH FACILITY, I DID NOT CONTACT FLT SVC OR FILE A FLT PLAN. IN FACT I HAD FLOWN IN THE SAME AREA ON SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS, BUT IT HAD BEEN SOME TIME AGO. THE FLT WENT AS PLANNED. I CONTACTED THE LCL APCH CTL WHO PROVIDED ME WITH A 'SQUAWK' AND A MISSION CTL FREQ FOR THE AREA OF INTENDED OP. ON MY RETURN, A FELLOW PLT ASKED IF I HAD FILED A DVFR FLT PLAN. I SAID NO AND THAT I WASN'T AWARE THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO DO SO SINCE I HAD NOT DEPARTED A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF UNITED STATES AIRSPACE AND ADDITIONALLY SINCE I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ATC. THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I GOT HOME WAS TO CONSULT MY COPY OF THE FARS AND ALSO THE PERTINENT SECTIONS OF THE AIM. MY INTERP OF THIS MATERIAL WAS THAT THE PRUDENT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO FILE DVFR ANYTIME I PLANNED TO OPERATE OFFSHORE. FURTHER, I RESOLVED TO CONSULT FLT SVC, FARS, AIM, AND LCL SOURCES OF INFO (PLTS SMARTER THAN ME) ANY TIME I PLANNED A FLT THAT WASN'T SOMETHING I ORDINARILY DO.

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.