Narrative:

I didn't know of any problem. I left martin state airport (mtn) was told by the tower to proceed on course. I proceeded to W29 direct to easton (esn). In the process of going to W29, I was told to contact potomac TRACON, by martin tower. I contacted them, told them my intentions and was told to proceed on course. I monitored potomac TRACON and proceeded on course to easton. After landing at easton, I was told to call us customs. They told me to call potomac TRACON. They told me it was a pilot deviation problem. I received a report from elkins FSS, filed an ADIZ flight plan for my return trip back to mtn and received NOTAMS for mtn, W29, esn, and told them my route of flight. I was not informed of any information concerning departing the ADIZ in any fashion other than squawk XXXX on departure. After landing and speaking to a CFI, I was given a bulletin on the new fdc NOTAM beginning nov/xa/03, which states that aircraft will be required to take the most direct route out or in and remain below class B airspace, and this is what I did! It says nothing about the shortest way out! I am only assuming this is the problem that I encountered. I was told nothing of the situation over the phone. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: upon return to mtn, reporter coordination problem with an instructor CFI. A pct supervisor was scheduled to talk with the pilot group concerning recent ADIZ NOTAM changes. Pilots questioned the interpretation of '...most direct route...' as stated in NOTAM 3/0375. The reporter stated that the group agreed that 'shortest route possible' as opposed to 'direct' may provide greater awareness of application, especially when a 'direct' route could put the pilot in the immediate vicinity of the tri-area class B airspace which is to be avoided. Reporter advised that he is waiting for an interview with a government agency about the incident.

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT COORDINATOR ADVISES C172 PLT OF PLTDEV FOR NON COMPLIANCE OF NOTAM ISSUED NOV-XA-03 SPECIFYING NEW PLT PROCS FOR DC EGRESS OF CERTAIN ARPT OPS LOCATED IN THE FRINGE OF THE DC ADIZ. ELK FSS DID NOT ALERT PLT OF NEW NOTAM.

Narrative: I DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY PROB. I LEFT MARTIN STATE ARPT (MTN) WAS TOLD BY THE TWR TO PROCEED ON COURSE. I PROCEEDED TO W29 DIRECT TO EASTON (ESN). IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO W29, I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT POTOMAC TRACON, BY MARTIN TWR. I CONTACTED THEM, TOLD THEM MY INTENTIONS AND WAS TOLD TO PROCEED ON COURSE. I MONITORED POTOMAC TRACON AND PROCEEDED ON COURSE TO EASTON. AFTER LNDG AT EASTON, I WAS TOLD TO CALL US CUSTOMS. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL POTOMAC TRACON. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A PLTDEV PROB. I RECEIVED A RPT FROM ELKINS FSS, FILED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN FOR MY RETURN TRIP BACK TO MTN AND RECEIVED NOTAMS FOR MTN, W29, ESN, AND TOLD THEM MY RTE OF FLT. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY INFO CONCERNING DEPARTING THE ADIZ IN ANY FASHION OTHER THAN SQUAWK XXXX ON DEP. AFTER LNDG AND SPEAKING TO A CFI, I WAS GIVEN A BULLETIN ON THE NEW FDC NOTAM BEGINNING NOV/XA/03, WHICH STATES THAT ACFT WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE MOST DIRECT RTE OUT OR IN AND REMAIN BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE, AND THIS IS WHAT I DID! IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THE SHORTEST WAY OUT! I AM ONLY ASSUMING THIS IS THE PROB THAT I ENCOUNTERED. I WAS TOLD NOTHING OF THE SIT OVER THE PHONE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: UPON RETURN TO MTN, RPTR COORD PROB WITH AN INSTRUCTOR CFI. A PCT SUPVR WAS SCHEDULED TO TALK WITH THE PLT GROUP CONCERNING RECENT ADIZ NOTAM CHANGES. PLTS QUESTIONED THE INTERP OF '...MOST DIRECT RTE...' AS STATED IN NOTAM 3/0375. THE RPTR STATED THAT THE GROUP AGREED THAT 'SHORTEST RTE POSSIBLE' AS OPPOSED TO 'DIRECT' MAY PROVIDE GREATER AWARENESS OF APPLICATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN A 'DIRECT' RTE COULD PUT THE PLT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE TRI-AREA CLASS B AIRSPACE WHICH IS TO BE AVOIDED. RPTR ADVISED THAT HE IS WAITING FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH A GOV AGENCY ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

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.