Pilot of PA34 entered dc ADIZ while attempting to contact pct.

Attributes
ACN	585120
Time
Date	200306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pct.tracon
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 243 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	585120
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : pct.tracon
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

On a trip to fredrick, md from N14, nj, broke the ADIZ within 10 NM of baltimore airspace. The most basic factor was radio communication between the aircraft and ATC. Initial squawk code and clearance was provided by potomac approach with a suggested attempt for baltimore control after potomac approach terminated. Several en route attempts to contact baltimore. After initial contact the controller spoke to several other aircraft, not yet re-establishing contact. Realizing en route I could compromise airspace, corrective action was taken but at the time of correction, the violation had occurred. I was notified of the violation, re-established course and continued to destination airport with no events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PA34 ENTERED DC ADIZ WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT PCT.

Narrative: ON A TRIP TO FREDRICK, MD FROM N14, NJ, BROKE THE ADIZ WITHIN 10 NM OF BALTIMORE AIRSPACE. THE MOST BASIC FACTOR WAS RADIO COM BTWN THE ACFT AND ATC. INITIAL SQUAWK CODE AND CLRNC WAS PROVIDED BY POTOMAC APCH WITH A SUGGESTED ATTEMPT FOR BALTIMORE CTL AFTER POTOMAC APCH TERMINATED. SEVERAL ENRTE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT BALTIMORE. AFTER INITIAL CONTACT THE CTLR SPOKE TO SEVERAL OTHER ACFT, NOT YET RE-ESTABLISHING CONTACT. REALIZING ENRTE I COULD COMPROMISE AIRSPACE, CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BUT AT THE TIME OF CORRECTION, THE VIOLATION HAD OCCURRED. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE VIOLATION, RE-ESTABLISHED COURSE AND CONTINUED TO DEST ARPT WITH NO EVENTS.

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.