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A C152 pilot fails to follow the washington dc ADIZ procedures and is met on the ground by a blackhawk helicopter and customs agents.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fme.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 1513 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 575630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | special use : dcadiz.othersua |
Narrative:
I departed tipton, md (identifier fme) at XA30 am for closed pattern landing practice. ATC contacted me and asked me to contact bwi approach. Since I was on short final to land, I asked if there was an alternative and they suggested I check in with the tipton fixed base operator upon landing. I did so. The FBO staff asked that I wait because someone was coming out to fme to speak with me. Shortly thereafter, a blackhawk helicopter arrived with pilot and customs agents. Each interviewed me. The alleged infraction was a failure to obtain and use an assigned squawk code in the ADIZ area. Because of the perfect WX conditions and my limited area of proposed flight (pattern work), I did not contact flight service before my flight. This ADIZ area is very new and not generally publicized. I expect to contact flight service now before each flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 PLT FAILS TO FOLLOW THE WASHINGTON DC ADIZ PROCS AND IS MET ON THE GND BY A BLACKHAWK HELI AND CUSTOMS AGENTS.
Narrative: I DEPARTED TIPTON, MD (IDENTIFIER FME) AT XA30 AM FOR CLOSED PATTERN LNDG PRACTICE. ATC CONTACTED ME AND ASKED ME TO CONTACT BWI APCH. SINCE I WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND, I ASKED IF THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE AND THEY SUGGESTED I CHK IN WITH THE TIPTON FIXED BASE OPERATOR UPON LNDG. I DID SO. THE FBO STAFF ASKED THAT I WAIT BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS COMING OUT TO FME TO SPEAK WITH ME. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A BLACKHAWK HELI ARRIVED WITH PLT AND CUSTOMS AGENTS. EACH INTERVIEWED ME. THE ALLEGED INFRACTION WAS A FAILURE TO OBTAIN AND USE AN ASSIGNED SQUAWK CODE IN THE ADIZ AREA. BECAUSE OF THE PERFECT WX CONDITIONS AND MY LIMITED AREA OF PROPOSED FLT (PATTERN WORK), I DID NOT CONTACT FLT SERVICE BEFORE MY FLT. THIS ADIZ AREA IS VERY NEW AND NOT GENERALLY PUBLICIZED. I EXPECT TO CONTACT FLT SERVICE NOW BEFORE EACH FLT.
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.