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C172 pilot entered dc ADIZ without clearance or a discrete transponder code. He was intercepted by a custom's helicopter and ordered to land at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583466 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxt.vortac |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 583466 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | special use : dcadiz.othersua |
Narrative:
On jun/mon/03 at XA30, I departed hummel field (W75), topping, va, in a C172. My intention was to fly for about 1 hour in the local area consisting of the northern neck and middle peninsula of virginia. I did not file a flight plan. 5 mins after takeoff, I changed my mind and decided to go north over the chesapeake bay to check out an area around poplar island and north beach, approximately latitude 38.8 degrees north. My route of flight was north, keeping clear of the patuxent river restr areas, and then northeast to poplar island, altitude was 1500 ft. My sectional chart indicated I would be under the washington class B airspace and in fact could ascend as high as 3500 ft without penetrating the class B airspace. After circling poplar island, I flew west to the town of north beach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT ENTERED DC ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE. HE WAS INTERCEPTED BY A CUSTOM'S HELI AND ORDERED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: ON JUN/MON/03 AT XA30, I DEPARTED HUMMEL FIELD (W75), TOPPING, VA, IN A C172. MY INTENTION WAS TO FLY FOR ABOUT 1 HR IN THE LCL AREA CONSISTING OF THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA. I DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN. 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, I CHANGED MY MIND AND DECIDED TO GO N OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TO CHK OUT AN AREA AROUND POPLAR ISLAND AND NORTH BEACH, APPROX LATITUDE 38.8 DEGS N. MY RTE OF FLT WAS N, KEEPING CLR OF THE PATUXENT RIVER RESTR AREAS, AND THEN NE TO POPLAR ISLAND, ALT WAS 1500 FT. MY SECTIONAL CHART INDICATED I WOULD BE UNDER THE WASHINGTON CLASS B AIRSPACE AND IN FACT COULD ASCEND AS HIGH AS 3500 FT WITHOUT PENETRATING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. AFTER CIRCLING POPLAR ISLAND, I FLEW W TO THE TOWN OF NORTH BEACH.
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.