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Pilot of citabria on fish spotting mission penetrates the ADIZ without clearance on his return to home airport. United states customs contacts him and indicates that 2 fighter jets had been scrambled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cpm |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria 7ECA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 425 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 5100 |
| ASRS Report | 376450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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:
The reason for me to fly in this area was to spot fish for a group of fishing boats. The boats had called me to spot fish for them and I did not realize at that time I had crossed the ADIZ. I found out that I had done so when united states customs had contacted while on my course for compton airport. I was contacted by united states customs 'big foot' on 121.500 who told me that I had crossed the ADIZ. I reported back to them 'I am a fish spotter on my way home to compton airport' and said 'I didn't realize I had crossed the ADIZ.' then united states customs big foot notified me they had scrambled 2 fighter jets to follow me to compton airport, ca. If I knew that I was going to cross the ADIZ, I would have contacted the appropriate agency to obtain a transponder code.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF CITABRIA ON FISH SPOTTING MISSION PENETRATES THE ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC ON HIS RETURN TO HOME ARPT. UNITED STATES CUSTOMS CONTACTS HIM AND INDICATES THAT 2 FIGHTER JETS HAD BEEN SCRAMBLED.
Narrative: THE REASON FOR ME TO FLY IN THIS AREA WAS TO SPOT FISH FOR A GROUP OF FISHING BOATS. THE BOATS HAD CALLED ME TO SPOT FISH FOR THEM AND I DID NOT REALIZE AT THAT TIME I HAD CROSSED THE ADIZ. I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD DONE SO WHEN UNITED STATES CUSTOMS HAD CONTACTED WHILE ON MY COURSE FOR COMPTON ARPT. I WAS CONTACTED BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS 'BIG FOOT' ON 121.500 WHO TOLD ME THAT I HAD CROSSED THE ADIZ. I RPTED BACK TO THEM 'I AM A FISH SPOTTER ON MY WAY HOME TO COMPTON ARPT' AND SAID 'I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD CROSSED THE ADIZ.' THEN UNITED STATES CUSTOMS BIG FOOT NOTIFIED ME THEY HAD SCRAMBLED 2 FIGHTER JETS TO FOLLOW ME TO COMPTON ARPT, CA. IF I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO CROSS THE ADIZ, I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY TO OBTAIN A XPONDER CODE.
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.