A low time PA-28 pilot blundered into the dc ADIZ.

Attributes
ACN	575831
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	575831
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : pct.tracon
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

Departed bay bridge airport (W29) in stevensville, md. IFR flight plan was on file, but not activated at time of departure. Baltimore approach was contacted after departure, at 1200 ft MSL and 2 miles from W29, to activate my IFR flight plan. W29 is within the temporary washington ADIZ. Baltimore approach activated my flight plan, but informed me I should have activated my flight plan prior to departing W29. W29 does not have a remote clearance frequency. I should have contacted FSS to obtain clearance prior to departure. I did not fully understand the rules regarding the ADIZ. The flight briefer indicated I was 'ok' to conduct my flight because I had an IFR flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME PA-28 PLT BLUNDERED INTO THE DC ADIZ.

Narrative: DEPARTED BAY BRIDGE ARPT (W29) IN STEVENSVILLE, MD. IFR FLT PLAN WAS ON FILE, BUT NOT ACTIVATED AT TIME OF DEP. BALTIMORE APCH WAS CONTACTED AFTER DEP, AT 1200 FT MSL AND 2 MILES FROM W29, TO ACTIVATE MY IFR FLT PLAN. W29 IS WITHIN THE TEMPORARY WASHINGTON ADIZ. BALTIMORE APCH ACTIVATED MY FLT PLAN, BUT INFORMED ME I SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED MY FLT PLAN PRIOR TO DEPARTING W29. W29 DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE CLRNC FREQ. I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED FSS TO OBTAIN CLRNC PRIOR TO DEP. I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE RULES REGARDING THE ADIZ. THE FLT BRIEFER INDICATED I WAS 'OK' TO CONDUCT MY FLT BECAUSE I HAD AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.

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.