<< >> NASA ASRS Report 597875, October 2003

Pilot of C182 on sar mission flies through ADIZ off rsw without clearance. Departure controller had advised he would contact FSS to open flight plan and informed reporter that a flight plan was not on file after penetration had occurred.

Attributes
ACN	597875
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rsw.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	597875
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A voluntary search mission was being flown off the west coast of ft myers in search of missing boaters. I was told by the mission coordinators that a DVFR flight plan was on file. I picked up ft myers departure and was given a squawk code after advising the controller of my intentions and destination. The controller advised he would call FSS. Later in the flight, the same controller established radio contact with me and advised me to call FSS. Upon further inquiry, I found that no DVFR flight plan was filed. I air-filed and activated the flight plan. The flight continued without incident and the flight plan was closed after landing. In the future, I will personally speak, verify and reverify that the appropriate flight plan is in order without taking anything for granted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C182 ON SAR MISSION FLIES THROUGH ADIZ OFF RSW WITHOUT CLRNC. DEP CTLR HAD ADVISED HE WOULD CONTACT FSS TO OPEN FLT PLAN AND INFORMED RPTR THAT A FLT PLAN WAS NOT ON FILE AFTER PENETRATION HAD OCCURRED.

Narrative: A VOLUNTARY SEARCH MISSION WAS BEING FLOWN OFF THE WEST COAST OF FT MYERS IN SEARCH OF MISSING BOATERS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MISSION COORDINATORS THAT A DVFR FLT PLAN WAS ON FILE. I PICKED UP FT MYERS DEP AND WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE AFTER ADVISING THE CTLR OF MY INTENTIONS AND DEST. THE CTLR ADVISED HE WOULD CALL FSS. LATER IN THE FLT, THE SAME CTLR ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH ME AND ADVISED ME TO CALL FSS. UPON FURTHER INQUIRY, I FOUND THAT NO DVFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED. I AIR-FILED AND ACTIVATED THE FLT PLAN. THE FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE FLT PLAN WAS CLOSED AFTER LNDG. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL PERSONALLY SPEAK, VERIFY AND REVERIFY THAT THE APPROPRIATE FLT PLAN IS IN ORDER WITHOUT TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

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.