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After departing the dc ADIZ on a flight to frr, this C152 pilot encountered WX and turbulence which caused the pilot to re-enter the ADIZ without a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596609 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : csn.vortac |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 99 flight time type : 76 |
| ASRS Report | 596609 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | special use : dcadiz.othersua |
Narrative:
Error arose during diversion from frr. WX became turbulent over mountains. To avoid turbulence, as ceiling was low, diverted back to manassas. After turn towards manassas, I reassessed position as I was not familiar with entering ADIZ from this angle. I discovered I had already penetrated ADIZ. My flight path had progressed further east than anticipated. Once I idented I was inside the ADIZ, I immediately took corrective action to notify potomac approach. Pct acknowledged and asked my intentions. I requested position verification and vectoring to cjr. Pct gave me a heading of 200 degrees to cjr. My flight path took me along route 29 which I was unable to identify, and pct gave me the option of hef or nyg. Requested hef for flight termination as it was closest field. ADIZ plan for re-entry was on file with FSS for XB30Z from csn. Above incident occurred XA30Z. Future preventive action would include ensuring flight path gives ADIZ wider berth, contacting pct sooner, monitoring pct frequency longer when close to ADIZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER DEPARTING THE DC ADIZ ON A FLT TO FRR, THIS C152 PLT ENCOUNTERED WX AND TURB WHICH CAUSED THE PLT TO RE-ENTER THE ADIZ WITHOUT A CLRNC.
Narrative: ERROR AROSE DURING DIVERSION FROM FRR. WX BECAME TURBULENT OVER MOUNTAINS. TO AVOID TURB, AS CEILING WAS LOW, DIVERTED BACK TO MANASSAS. AFTER TURN TOWARDS MANASSAS, I REASSESSED POS AS I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH ENTERING ADIZ FROM THIS ANGLE. I DISCOVERED I HAD ALREADY PENETRATED ADIZ. MY FLT PATH HAD PROGRESSED FURTHER E THAN ANTICIPATED. ONCE I IDENTED I WAS INSIDE THE ADIZ, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION TO NOTIFY POTOMAC APCH. PCT ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASKED MY INTENTIONS. I REQUESTED POS VERIFICATION AND VECTORING TO CJR. PCT GAVE ME A HDG OF 200 DEGS TO CJR. MY FLT PATH TOOK ME ALONG RTE 29 WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO IDENT, AND PCT GAVE ME THE OPTION OF HEF OR NYG. REQUESTED HEF FOR FLT TERMINATION AS IT WAS CLOSEST FIELD. ADIZ PLAN FOR RE-ENTRY WAS ON FILE WITH FSS FOR XB30Z FROM CSN. ABOVE INCIDENT OCCURRED XA30Z. FUTURE PREVENTIVE ACTION WOULD INCLUDE ENSURING FLT PATH GIVES ADIZ WIDER BERTH, CONTACTING PCT SOONER, MONITORING PCT FREQ LONGER WHEN CLOSE TO ADIZ.
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.