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PA28 pilot had a clearance to enter dc ADIZ and a discrete transponder code. The pct approach controller told the pilot to squawk VFR and contact the tower. The pilot was landing at an airport within the dc ADIZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 582690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon tower : hef.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.4 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 429.8 |
| ASRS Report | 582690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : pct.tracon |
| Airspace Structure | special use : dcadiz.othersua |
Narrative:
At approximately XA00 on may/tue/03, I was PIC of a piper PA28-140. The flight was on a nne heading at 3500 ft MSL. Flight conditions were VMC. Prior to entering the ADIZ, I had contacted potomac approach to activate my ADIZ flight plan and was assigned a transponder code and was in 2-WAY radio contact with potomac approach. I reported hef in sight to the approach controller. I understood the controller to say 'squawk VFR and switch to the tower frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PLT HAD A CLRNC TO ENTER DC ADIZ AND A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE. THE PCT APCH CTLR TOLD THE PLT TO SQUAWK VFR AND CONTACT THE TWR. THE PLT WAS LNDG AT AN ARPT WITHIN THE DC ADIZ.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA00 ON MAY/TUE/03, I WAS PIC OF A PIPER PA28-140. THE FLT WAS ON A NNE HDG AT 3500 FT MSL. FLT CONDITIONS WERE VMC. PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ADIZ, I HAD CONTACTED POTOMAC APCH TO ACTIVATE MY ADIZ FLT PLAN AND WAS ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE AND WAS IN 2-WAY RADIO CONTACT WITH POTOMAC APCH. I RPTED HEF IN SIGHT TO THE APCH CTLR. I UNDERSTOOD THE CTLR TO SAY 'SQUAWK VFR AND SWITCH TO THE TWR FREQ.
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.