Pilot of C340 stumbled into ny ADIZ without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	579167
Time
Date	200304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	special use airspace : nyadiz.othersua
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abe.tracon tower : abe.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	579167
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : nyadiz.othersua

Narrative:

I departed from hvn VFR to abe. I climbed to the northwest up to 8500 ft MSL. My intention was to go around the ADIZ around ny. I navigated approximately 5 miles outside the class B airspace according to my GPS. I contacted abe approach at 22 miles to the east of abe. Landed at abe and ground control told me to contact ny approach. When I called ny a very nice male controller told me that I had violated the ADIZ around ny at 8500 ft. I told him that that was me, but that I thought the ADIZ was coincident with the class B airspace. He said that it was not, that it was 30 miles, the same as the mode C veil. I had gotten a briefing that morning and thought I knew the ADIZ. I think my confusion arose because the washington ADIZ is coincident with the class B except for the southern boundary, which is a 30 mile radius. I was fully aware of the requirements of the ADIZ and fully intended to comply with them. It was simply a mental lapse as to the exact boundary location.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C340 STUMBLED INTO NY ADIZ WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM HVN VFR TO ABE. I CLBED TO THE NW UP TO 8500 FT MSL. MY INTENTION WAS TO GO AROUND THE ADIZ AROUND NY. I NAVIGATED APPROX 5 MILES OUTSIDE THE CLASS B AIRSPACE ACCORDING TO MY GPS. I CONTACTED ABE APCH AT 22 MILES TO THE E OF ABE. LANDED AT ABE AND GND CTL TOLD ME TO CONTACT NY APCH. WHEN I CALLED NY A VERY NICE MALE CTLR TOLD ME THAT I HAD VIOLATED THE ADIZ AROUND NY AT 8500 FT. I TOLD HIM THAT THAT WAS ME, BUT THAT I THOUGHT THE ADIZ WAS COINCIDENT WITH THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT, THAT IT WAS 30 MILES, THE SAME AS THE MODE C VEIL. I HAD GOTTEN A BRIEFING THAT MORNING AND THOUGHT I KNEW THE ADIZ. I THINK MY CONFUSION AROSE BECAUSE THE WASHINGTON ADIZ IS COINCIDENT WITH THE CLASS B EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY, WHICH IS A 30 MILE RADIUS. I WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ADIZ AND FULLY INTENDED TO COMPLY WITH THEM. IT WAS SIMPLY A MENTAL LAPSE AS TO THE EXACT BOUNDARY LOCATION.

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.