M20P pilot was intercepted by a us customs blackhawk helicopter for penetration of ny ADIZ airspace.

Attributes
ACN	577299
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sbj.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	S-70 Black Hawk/Night Hawk/Sea Hawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 1625 flight time type : 807
ASRS Report	577299
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I took off from ttn for a local flight. In the past it had been my habit to check WX and NOTAMS for all cross country flts. However, I did not for local flts close to the airport. A quiz of many pilot friends of mine revealed the same practice. I flew a circular route east as far as new brunswick, nj close to the 3000 ft maximum altitude ring of ny class B airspace, approximately 32 SM from the center. I was only 2500 ft altitude, safely below the wedding cake. Four days ago this would have been ok. However unknown to me, not having checked NOTAMS, the ny airspace was changed to an ADIZ and I was in violation. A us customs service blackhawk followed me to ttn and interviewed me and checked all my papers and identification which were in order. I was informed this was a warning only. Corrective action recommended: in matters of such extreme importance more effort should be made to disseminate information to pilots thru control tower, ATIS and local news. 2 days later on 03/mon/03 it was broadcast on ny tv stations, almost one week after the change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20P PLT WAS INTERCEPTED BY A US CUSTOMS BLACKHAWK HELI FOR PENETRATION OF NY ADIZ AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM TTN FOR A LCL FLT. IN THE PAST IT HAD BEEN MY HABIT TO CHK WX AND NOTAMS FOR ALL CROSS COUNTRY FLTS. HOWEVER, I DID NOT FOR LCL FLTS CLOSE TO THE ARPT. A QUIZ OF MANY PLT FRIENDS OF MINE REVEALED THE SAME PRACTICE. I FLEW A CIRCULAR RTE E AS FAR AS NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ CLOSE TO THE 3000 FT MAX ALT RING OF NY CLASS B AIRSPACE, APPROX 32 SM FROM THE CTR. I WAS ONLY 2500 FT ALT, SAFELY BELOW THE WEDDING CAKE. FOUR DAYS AGO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN OK. HOWEVER UNKNOWN TO ME, NOT HAVING CHKED NOTAMS, THE NY AIRSPACE WAS CHANGED TO AN ADIZ AND I WAS IN VIOLATION. A US CUSTOMS SERVICE BLACKHAWK FOLLOWED ME TO TTN AND INTERVIEWED ME AND CHKED ALL MY PAPERS AND ID WHICH WERE IN ORDER. I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS A WARNING ONLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION RECOMMENDED: IN MATTERS OF SUCH EXTREME IMPORTANCE MORE EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO DISSEMINATE INFO TO PLTS THRU CTL TWR, ATIS AND LOCAL NEWS. 2 DAYS LATER ON 03/MON/03 IT WAS BROADCAST ON NY TV STATIONS, ALMOST ONE WEEK AFTER THE CHANGE.

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.