Narrative:

We were on a maintenance flight that originated out of linden airport. We landed at sky manor to balance the fuel tanks, and to make adjustments to the fixed rudder trim tab. We departed sky manor en route to linden airport. The ADIZ was in effect 30 miles around newark, kennedy and la guardia airports. We filed an ADIZ flight plan, and attempted to contact ny TRACON on 127.6. The controller asked us to call back in two mins. We then began to circle over spruce run reservoir. We made contact again, and asked for clearance into the ny ADIZ. The controller said we were unreadable. We were now circling for 15 mins. We called the controller again on the same radio he then told us we were on the wrong frequency, and to try 132.8. We made contact with the controller on 132.8 and he cleared us into the airspace with a beacon code. We completed our circle to an on course heading of 95 degrees and then the controller told us we needed to call him when we got on the ground. He said we penetrated the ADIZ with out a beacon code. When we called the controller he first told us we penetrated by 8 miles. He gave us a radial of 281 degree and 46 miles from kennedy VOR on a heading of 130 degree. This would be one mile into the ADIZ heading out of it. We told him we were circling for 15 mins west of the 30 mile mode C veil. He told us the mode C veil was not to be used. He said, 'we needed to stay 30 miles from ewr.' human performance consideration: we turned inbound as soon as we made contact, and when we did not receive a clearance we started circling again. This happened twice, and when we finally received a beacon code we were right on top of the ny ADIZ. We should have made contact with a less congested approach control such as abe. A hand-off to ny is much easier than opening a flight plan, even if it is just an ADIZ flight plan.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRSPACE INCURSION CHARGED WHEN A BE24 PVT PLT ENTERS THE NY ADIZ AT 3000 FT 29 NM W OF EWR, NJ.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A MAINT FLT THAT ORIGINATED OUT OF LINDEN ARPT. WE LANDED AT SKY MANOR TO BALANCE THE FUEL TANKS, AND TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FIXED RUDDER TRIM TAB. WE DEPARTED SKY MANOR ENRTE TO LINDEN ARPT. THE ADIZ WAS IN EFFECT 30 MILES AROUND NEWARK, KENNEDY AND LA GUARDIA ARPTS. WE FILED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN, AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NY TRACON ON 127.6. THE CTLR ASKED US TO CALL BACK IN TWO MINS. WE THEN BEGAN TO CIRCLE OVER SPRUCE RUN RESERVOIR. WE MADE CONTACT AGAIN, AND ASKED FOR CLRNC INTO THE NY ADIZ. THE CTLR SAID WE WERE UNREADABLE. WE WERE NOW CIRCLING FOR 15 MINS. WE CALLED THE CTLR AGAIN ON THE SAME RADIO HE THEN TOLD US WE WERE ON THE WRONG FREQUENCY, AND TO TRY 132.8. WE MADE CONTACT WITH THE CTLR ON 132.8 AND HE CLRED US INTO THE AIRSPACE WITH A BEACON CODE. WE COMPLETED OUR CIRCLE TO AN ON COURSE HDG OF 95 DEGS AND THEN THE CTLR TOLD US WE NEEDED TO CALL HIM WHEN WE GOT ON THE GND. HE SAID WE PENETRATED THE ADIZ WITH OUT A BEACON CODE. WHEN WE CALLED THE CTLR HE FIRST TOLD US WE PENETRATED BY 8 MILES. HE GAVE US A RADIAL OF 281 DEG AND 46 MILES FROM KENNEDY VOR ON A HDG OF 130 DEG. THIS WOULD BE ONE MILE INTO THE ADIZ HDG OUT OF IT. WE TOLD HIM WE WERE CIRCLING FOR 15 MINS W OF THE 30 MILE MODE C VEIL. HE TOLD US THE MODE C VEIL WAS NOT TO BE USED. HE SAID, 'WE NEEDED TO STAY 30 MILES FROM EWR.' HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATION: WE TURNED INBND AS SOON AS WE MADE CONTACT, AND WHEN WE DID NOT RECEIVE A CLRNC WE STARTED CIRCLING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, AND WHEN WE FINALLY RECEIVED A BEACON CODE WE WERE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE NY ADIZ. WE SHOULD HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH A LESS CONGESTED APCH CTL SUCH AS ABE. A HAND-OFF TO NY IS MUCH EASIER THAN OPENING A FLT PLAN, EVEN IF IT IS JUST AN ADIZ FLT PLAN.

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.