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PA24 pilot entered ny ADIZ without clearance or a discrete transponder code at 3000 ft. Pilot was not intercepted, and no one appeared to notice the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577306 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sax.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Turbo Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2.3 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 128 |
| ASRS Report | 577306 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I began my flight by accessing WX from the WX channel and by using the automated WX briefing. It was a VFR day with 10 plus miles of visibility. Since this was to be a local VFR pleasure flight, I did not talk to a flight service specialist. I departed abe stopping at 69N. From there was en route to fwn via the sax VOR. I called ny approach and informed the controller of my intentions. He was extremely busy with other traffic. He was also handling an emergency at the time. Me mentioned something about a flight plan, but I did not think it was intended for me. He was so busy with traffic I did not contact him again. I was not planning on entering class B airspace. I followed through with my plan and continued on to fwn. Not until I made a fuel purchase that I read the ADIZ was in effect in the ny area. What I did not do is contact a briefer and check for NOTAMS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA24 PLT ENTERED NY ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE AT 3000 FT. PLT WAS NOT INTERCEPTED, AND NO ONE APPEARED TO NOTICE THE ACFT.
Narrative: I BEGAN MY FLT BY ACCESSING WX FROM THE WX CHANNEL AND BY USING THE AUTOMATED WX BRIEFING. IT WAS A VFR DAY WITH 10 PLUS MILES OF VISIBILITY. SINCE THIS WAS TO BE A LCL VFR PLEASURE FLT, I DID NOT TALK TO A FLT SERVICE SPECIALIST. I DEPARTED ABE STOPPING AT 69N. FROM THERE WAS ENRTE TO FWN VIA THE SAX VOR. I CALLED NY APCH AND INFORMED THE CTLR OF MY INTENTIONS. HE WAS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH OTHER TFC. HE WAS ALSO HANDLING AN EMER AT THE TIME. ME MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A FLT PLAN, BUT I DID NOT THINK IT WAS INTENDED FOR ME. HE WAS SO BUSY WITH TFC I DID NOT CONTACT HIM AGAIN. I WAS NOT PLANNING ON ENTERING CLASS B AIRSPACE. I FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH MY PLAN AND CONTINUED ON TO FWN. NOT UNTIL I MADE A FUEL PURCHASE THAT I READ THE ADIZ WAS IN EFFECT IN THE NY AREA. WHAT I DID NOT DO IS CONTACT A BRIEFER AND CHK FOR NOTAMS.
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.