VFR pilot enters washington, dc ADIZ.

Attributes
ACN	576328
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w79.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	576328
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

Departure mpv on VFR flight to fmy. Picked up radar service in albany, ny. Service passed on through ny and philly. Destination to tappahannock, va for fuel stop given to controllers. Handed off to baltimore on north side of chesapeake bay. Baltimore control refused all communications with VFR pilots. Tried to contact baltimore again to get permission to enter class B and was told I had violated wash dc ADIZ and to turn 180 degrees. Complied with turn and landed in md. Gave statement to us customs and FAA. Was told that the controller shouldn't have handled the situation in that manner. As ny and philly knew my heading and destination, they should have been aware that baltimore was not accepting hand offs and informed me. The ATC was very abrupt and rude and was obviously over whelmed. His call to all VFR pilots said 'due to the 'ADIZ' situation he would not talk to any VFR operations. 'ADIZ' sounds just like 'ATIS.' I thought their 'ATIS' was out of service. I was not aware that wash tfr was being called an 'ADIZ.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR PLT ENTERS WASHINGTON, DC ADIZ.

Narrative: DEP MPV ON VFR FLT TO FMY. PICKED UP RADAR SERVICE IN ALBANY, NY. SERVICE PASSED ON THROUGH NY AND PHILLY. DEST TO TAPPAHANNOCK, VA FOR FUEL STOP GIVEN TO CTLRS. HANDED OFF TO BALTIMORE ON N SIDE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. BALTIMORE CTL REFUSED ALL COMS WITH VFR PLTS. TRIED TO CONTACT BALTIMORE AGAIN TO GET PERMISSION TO ENTER CLASS B AND WAS TOLD I HAD VIOLATED WASH DC ADIZ AND TO TURN 180 DEGS. COMPLIED WITH TURN AND LANDED IN MD. GAVE STATEMENT TO US CUSTOMS AND FAA. WAS TOLD THAT THE CTLR SHOULDN'T HAVE HANDLED THE SIT IN THAT MANNER. AS NY AND PHILLY KNEW MY HDG AND DEST, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT BALTIMORE WAS NOT ACCEPTING HAND OFFS AND INFORMED ME. THE ATC WAS VERY ABRUPT AND RUDE AND WAS OBVIOUSLY OVER WHELMED. HIS CALL TO ALL VFR PLTS SAID 'DUE TO THE 'ADIZ' SIT HE WOULD NOT TALK TO ANY VFR OPS. 'ADIZ' SOUNDS JUST LIKE 'ATIS.' I THOUGHT THEIR 'ATIS' WAS OUT OF SERVICE. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT WASH TFR WAS BEING CALLED AN 'ADIZ.'

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.