S76 helicopter entered ADIZ without proper clearance for discrete transponder code.

Attributes
ACN	577220
Time
Date	200303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	S-76/S-76 Mark II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	577220
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : zzadiz.othersua

Narrative:

Was dispatched to ZZZ hospital to retrieve a medical team and child already there. When this situation arises the patient is in critical condition so all speed in transportation is required, thus we proceeded under lifeguard status. Also we have been at this hospital numerous times in the past so no reference to the local sectional chart was made. Landing at the hospital I was met by security and local police and was asked to talk to the FAA and ZZZ radar controllers about us landing at the hospital unannounced. Talking to the different agencies I realized we were 1 mi into newly established ADIZ, and unaware the 30 mi radius extended this far down. Realizing the mistake I filed a lifeguard flight plan and departed with the proper transponder code. When returning to home base I called ZZZ TRACON and apologized for the mistake and was informed by the on-duty supervisor this was a non event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S76 HELICOPTER ENTERED ADIZ WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC FOR DISCRETE XPONDER CODE.

Narrative: WAS DISPATCHED TO ZZZ HOSPITAL TO RETRIEVE A MEDICAL TEAM AND CHILD ALREADY THERE. WHEN THIS SIT ARISES THE PATIENT IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION SO ALL SPEED IN TRANSPORTATION IS REQUIRED, THUS WE PROCEEDED UNDER LIFEGUARD STATUS. ALSO WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS HOSPITAL NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST SO NO REFERENCE TO THE LOCAL SECTIONAL CHART WAS MADE. LNDG AT THE HOSPITAL I WAS MET BY SECURITY AND LOCAL POLICE AND WAS ASKED TO TALK TO THE FAA AND ZZZ RADAR CTLRS ABOUT US LNDG AT THE HOSPITAL UNANNOUNCED. TALKING TO THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES I REALIZED WE WERE 1 MI INTO NEWLY ESTABLISHED ADIZ, AND UNAWARE THE 30 MI RADIUS EXTENDED THIS FAR DOWN. REALIZING THE MISTAKE I FILED A LIFEGUARD FLT PLAN AND DEPARTED WITH THE PROPER TRANSPONDER CODE. WHEN RETURNING TO HOME BASE I CALLED ZZZ TRACON AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE MISTAKE AND WAS INFORMED BY THE ON-DUTY SUPERVISOR THIS WAS A NON EVENT.

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.