Narrative:

I was grounded with all other aircraft on 9/wed/01 at XXX, us. After hearing that flts would possibly resume on wed evening, I called the FSS and ask if there was any possibility to relocate my aircraft to ZZZ to try to organize either a red cross or angel flight mission. My passengers had elected to drive back to atlanta and told me the company would provide our aircraft for a humanitarian mission. I checked the website and read atcscc advisory 010 dcc. I read it to mean that a non-revenue ferry flight could reposition from XA34 9/wed/01 to XA59 9/thu/01. I then called the command center on my cell phone. I told them I wanted to reposition to ZZZ, but did not have an angel flight mission yet. A lady from their operation gave me the permission and told me to call FSS to file a flight plan. She made mention of the angel flight mission and I corrected her, saying no mission was scheduled yet. This was a reposition flight first. I called the FSS, they verified the flight, I made no mention of adding angel flight in the remarks section of the IFR flight plan. When I called for taxi, XXX ground asked if I wanted to use the angel flight call sign and I said no, this was a reposition only. I took off with my cessna XXXX call sign about XA00 local. When I contacted ZZZ approach, they again called me angel flight, I corrected them and they told me to hold. As I commenced the hold, they said I could continue for VFR landing. I was met by ZZZ police and was asked to show my credentials. I understand their concern and actions during this horrendous time in our country. An airport official, I did not get his name was very irate and I told him calmly, I did not feel I did anything in violation of the law. I acted in a professional manner and only want to help in this time of great need.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA PLT REPOSITIONING HIS ACFT WAS APPARENTLY ASSUMED TO BE AN 'ANGEL FLT' FROM THE TIME HE FILED HIS FLT PLAN WITH THE FSS UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT HIS DEST, WHERE HE WAS MET BY POLICE.

Narrative: I WAS GNDED WITH ALL OTHER ACFT ON 9/WED/01 AT XXX, US. AFTER HEARING THAT FLTS WOULD POSSIBLY RESUME ON WED EVENING, I CALLED THE FSS AND ASK IF THERE WAS ANY POSSIBILITY TO RELOCATE MY ACFT TO ZZZ TO TRY TO ORGANIZE EITHER A RED CROSS OR ANGEL FLT MISSION. MY PASSENGERS HAD ELECTED TO DRIVE BACK TO ATLANTA AND TOLD ME THE COMPANY WOULD PROVIDE OUR ACFT FOR A HUMANITARIAN MISSION. I CHKED THE WEBSITE AND READ ATCSCC ADVISORY 010 DCC. I READ IT TO MEAN THAT A NON-REVENUE FERRY FLT COULD REPOSITION FROM XA34 9/WED/01 TO XA59 9/THU/01. I THEN CALLED THE COMMAND CTR ON MY CELL PHONE. I TOLD THEM I WANTED TO REPOSITION TO ZZZ, BUT DID NOT HAVE AN ANGEL FLT MISSION YET. A LADY FROM THEIR OP GAVE ME THE PERMISSION AND TOLD ME TO CALL FSS TO FILE A FLT PLAN. SHE MADE MENTION OF THE ANGEL FLT MISSION AND I CORRECTED HER, SAYING NO MISSION WAS SCHEDULED YET. THIS WAS A REPOSITION FLT FIRST. I CALLED THE FSS, THEY VERIFIED THE FLT, I MADE NO MENTION OF ADDING ANGEL FLT IN THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE IFR FLT PLAN. WHEN I CALLED FOR TAXI, XXX GND ASKED IF I WANTED TO USE THE ANGEL FLT CALL SIGN AND I SAID NO, THIS WAS A REPOSITION ONLY. I TOOK OFF WITH MY CESSNA XXXX CALL SIGN ABOUT XA00 LOCAL. WHEN I CONTACTED ZZZ APCH, THEY AGAIN CALLED ME ANGEL FLT, I CORRECTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO HOLD. AS I COMMENCED THE HOLD, THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE FOR VFR LNDG. I WAS MET BY ZZZ POLICE AND WAS ASKED TO SHOW MY CREDENTIALS. I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERN AND ACTIONS DURING THIS HORRENDOUS TIME IN OUR COUNTRY. AN ARPT OFFICIAL, I DID NOT GET HIS NAME WAS VERY IRATE AND I TOLD HIM CALMLY, I DID NOT FEEL I DID ANYTHING IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. I ACTED IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND ONLY WANT TO HELP IN THIS TIME OF GREAT NEED.

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.