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A mooney private pilot is intercepted by an F16 when flying without a flight plan into the ADIZ area of W-157 25 mi northeast of ssi, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ssi.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 598792 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was cruising up the coast sgj direct chs and wandered into warning area W-157A. I thought flying warning areas in VFR is legal. F16 pulled up on right wing and I turned left directly towards shore. Contacted savannah center and the jet left. ZJX controller said it was just checking me out. After asking many pilots, I should have been on a DVFR flight plan with my own squawk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MOONEY PVT PLT IS INTERCEPTED BY AN F16 WHEN FLYING WITHOUT A FLT PLAN INTO THE ADIZ AREA OF W-157 25 MI NE OF SSI, GA.
Narrative: WAS CRUISING UP THE COAST SGJ DIRECT CHS AND WANDERED INTO WARNING AREA W-157A. I THOUGHT FLYING WARNING AREAS IN VFR IS LEGAL. F16 PULLED UP ON R WING AND I TURNED L DIRECTLY TOWARDS SHORE. CONTACTED SAVANNAH CTR AND THE JET LEFT. ZJX CTLR SAID IT WAS JUST CHKING ME OUT. AFTER ASKING MANY PLTS, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A DVFR FLT PLAN WITH MY OWN SQUAWK.
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.