<< >> NASA ASRS Report 580671, April 2003

Airspace incursion when C172 private pilot enters the dcadiz at 1300 ft 1 NM south of anp, md, and incurs military intercept procedure.

Attributes
ACN	580671
Time
Date	200304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon tower : mia.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35.9 flight time total : 89.8 flight time type : 54.8
ASRS Report	580671
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew from bdr to fme earlier this day, with flight following. The last ATC person clearing me to fme was quite rude to me. Approximately 3 hours later, I departed fme, heading southeast at 1300 ft to bdr via anp. I was not able to make contact with baltimore approach until I was near anp. While in process of contacting baltimore approach, a fighter jet cut across my path of flight, missing me by approximately 50 ft. I informed baltimore approach of the incident. They gave me flight following to bdr. They told me I did not call approach control soon enough for flight following. They told me to call an FAA number when I landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRSPACE INCURSION WHEN C172 PVT PLT ENTERS THE DCADIZ AT 1300 FT 1 NM S OF ANP, MD, AND INCURS MIL INTERCEPT PROC.

Narrative: I FLEW FROM BDR TO FME EARLIER THIS DAY, WITH FLT FOLLOWING. THE LAST ATC PERSON CLRING ME TO FME WAS QUITE RUDE TO ME. APPROX 3 HRS LATER, I DEPARTED FME, HEADING SE AT 1300 FT TO BDR VIA ANP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH BALTIMORE APCH UNTIL I WAS NEAR ANP. WHILE IN PROCESS OF CONTACTING BALTIMORE APCH, A FIGHTER JET CUT ACROSS MY PATH OF FLT, MISSING ME BY APPROX 50 FT. I INFORMED BALTIMORE APCH OF THE INCIDENT. THEY GAVE ME FLT FOLLOWING TO BDR. THEY TOLD ME I DID NOT CALL APCH CTL SOON ENOUGH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL AN FAA NUMBER WHEN I LANDED.

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.