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Small aircraft helicopter operating in the gulf of mexico had wrong transponder code set when penetrating ADIZ and was intercepted by F16.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bpt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 372870 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I filed a DVFR flight plan, and entered the assigned transponder code. Upon reaching my destination, I reset my transponder to what I believed was our assigned company transponder code. This discreet code is memorized by our company pilots, but I believe that my inexperience in the gulf of mexico, and with my employer, lead me to forget the appropriate code. I was alerted to this error by a military F16 aircraft on my left side, but still not knowing the appropriate code, I proceeded to my final destination onshore, sabine pass, tx.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA HELI OPERATING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO HAD WRONG XPONDER CODE SET WHEN PENETRATING ADIZ AND WAS INTERCEPTED BY F16.
Narrative: I FILED A DVFR FLT PLAN, AND ENTERED THE ASSIGNED XPONDER CODE. UPON REACHING MY DEST, I RESET MY XPONDER TO WHAT I BELIEVED WAS OUR ASSIGNED COMPANY XPONDER CODE. THIS DISCREET CODE IS MEMORIZED BY OUR COMPANY PLTS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT MY INEXPERIENCE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND WITH MY EMPLOYER, LEAD ME TO FORGET THE APPROPRIATE CODE. I WAS ALERTED TO THIS ERROR BY A MIL F16 ACFT ON MY L SIDE, BUT STILL NOT KNOWING THE APPROPRIATE CODE, I PROCEEDED TO MY FINAL DEST ONSHORE, SABINE PASS, TX.
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.