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PA46 pilot, on an undetermined flight plan, entered R-4001, when ATC did not keep him clear of the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581556 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon tower : tki.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 581556 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed martin state airport in maryland. Because of the ADIZ, I filed a flight plan while sitting on the taxiway and awaited clearance, which took a long time. There was some confusion whether this was an IFR or VFR flight plan. Nonetheless, I departed runway 15 after being told my IFR plan was filed and I had received clearance. My plan called for a straight out departure heading, which puts one in restr airspace, 4001B, which is essentially the problem that occurred. I think there was general confusion regarding my departure procedure and transition to course heading. I assumed tower/departure would direct me on the assumed IFR plan, but in talking with departure in the climb out, I was informed of the violation of R-4001 and possibly class B (baltimore). I immediately altered course out of the restr area and followed departure's instructions. Problems and issues: 1) new ADIZ procedures, 2) uncertainty/miscom in VFR/IFR flight plan in area and general procedures, and 3) climb out procedures from mtn reference R-4001.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA46 PLT, ON AN UNDETERMINED FLT PLAN, ENTERED R-4001, WHEN ATC DID NOT KEEP HIM CLR OF THE AREA.
Narrative: I DEPARTED MARTIN STATE ARPT IN MARYLAND. BECAUSE OF THE ADIZ, I FILED A FLT PLAN WHILE SITTING ON THE TXWY AND AWAITED CLRNC, WHICH TOOK A LONG TIME. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WHETHER THIS WAS AN IFR OR VFR FLT PLAN. NONETHELESS, I DEPARTED RWY 15 AFTER BEING TOLD MY IFR PLAN WAS FILED AND I HAD RECEIVED CLRNC. MY PLAN CALLED FOR A STRAIGHT OUT DEP HEADING, WHICH PUTS ONE IN RESTR AIRSPACE, 4001B, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE PROB THAT OCCURRED. I THINK THERE WAS GENERAL CONFUSION REGARDING MY DEP PROC AND TRANSITION TO COURSE HEADING. I ASSUMED TWR/DEP WOULD DIRECT ME ON THE ASSUMED IFR PLAN, BUT IN TALKING WITH DEP IN THE CLBOUT, I WAS INFORMED OF THE VIOLATION OF R-4001 AND POSSIBLY CLASS B (BALTIMORE). I IMMEDIATELY ALTERED COURSE OUT OF THE RESTR AREA AND FOLLOWED DEP'S INSTRUCTIONS. PROBS AND ISSUES: 1) NEW ADIZ PROCS, 2) UNCERTAINTY/MISCOM IN VFR/IFR FLT PLAN IN AREA AND GENERAL PROCS, AND 3) CLBOUT PROCS FROM MTN REF R-4001.
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.