PA24 aircraft erroneously penetrated ADIZ without flight plan, but was in radar contact with center ...

Attributes
ACN	383960
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	383960
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
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 departed mky for eyw and took a heading of 160 degrees and climbed to 4500 ft. I contacted ZMA for VFR flight following and I received squawk code and radar contact requested direct to eyw. I did not file DVFR for the fact that there was an ADIZ free zone. I errored the position of the eastern ADIZ boundary, therefore penetrating the east side of the ADIZ. I did not receive any communication from ZMA that I was possibly penetrating the ADIZ area. I was handed off to key west approach and then to key west international tower. Upon landing and parking, I went into the FBO and reviewed the ADIZ free zone area airmet and realized I had penetrated the ADIZ without DVFR flight plan. Oct/fri/97, at XX30 pm I departed eyw for mky via mth, X01, thereby insuring that I was clear of the ADIZ. I received ZMA flight following to mky without incident. This inadvertent penetration was in no way deliberate or intentional and I was under radar tracking at all times in-flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA24 ACFT ERRONEOUSLY PENETRATED ADIZ WITHOUT FLT PLAN, BUT WAS IN RADAR CONTACT WITH CTR AND SQUAWKING ASSIGNED CODE.

Narrative: I DEPARTED MKY FOR EYW AND TOOK A HDG OF 160 DEGS AND CLBED TO 4500 FT. I CONTACTED ZMA FOR VFR FLT FOLLOWING AND I RECEIVED SQUAWK CODE AND RADAR CONTACT REQUESTED DIRECT TO EYW. I DID NOT FILE DVFR FOR THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN ADIZ FREE ZONE. I ERRORED THE POS OF THE EASTERN ADIZ BOUNDARY, THEREFORE PENETRATING THE E SIDE OF THE ADIZ. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COM FROM ZMA THAT I WAS POSSIBLY PENETRATING THE ADIZ AREA. I WAS HANDED OFF TO KEY WEST APCH AND THEN TO KEY WEST INTL TWR. UPON LNDG AND PARKING, I WENT INTO THE FBO AND REVIEWED THE ADIZ FREE ZONE AREA AIRMET AND REALIZED I HAD PENETRATED THE ADIZ WITHOUT DVFR FLT PLAN. OCT/FRI/97, AT XX30 PM I DEPARTED EYW FOR MKY VIA MTH, X01, THEREBY INSURING THAT I WAS CLR OF THE ADIZ. I RECEIVED ZMA FLT FOLLOWING TO MKY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS INADVERTENT PENETRATION WAS IN NO WAY DELIBERATE OR INTENTIONAL AND I WAS UNDER RADAR TRACKING AT ALL TIMES INFLT.

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.

PA24 aircraft erroneously penetrated ADIZ without flight plan, but was in radar contact with center and squawking assigned code.