PA28 pilot entered dc ADIZ without getting a clearance or a discrete transponder code.

Attributes
ACN	603574
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w29.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	603574
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

On dec/sun/03, at approximately XG00, I was descending wbound through 2000 ft MSL, approximately 3 mi east of bay bridge airport (W29) in stevensville, md, intending to land at W29. My airplane's transponder was squawking XXXX, the transponder code specified in NOTAM fdc 3/0347, 'ingress/egress test procedures for bay bridge (W29) and kentmorr (3w3) airports in maryland.' I entered the baltimore/washington ADIZ in accordance with the procedure outlined in that NOTAM, staying within the lateral and vertical boundaries specified for approach to W29 from the east. Upon entry to the traffic pattern, the airport unicom operator asked me to call the potomac ATC/TRACON upon landing, which I did. The TRACON operator told me that the NOTAM under which I had squawked XXXX and entered the ADIZ was no longer in effect, and that under current NOTAMS I should have called FSS for a discrete transponder code. The duats briefing I received at XA30 the same morning did not indicate that NOTAM fdc 3/0347 had been canceled, and in fact indicated that it is still in effect 'through dec/wed/03, XA59.' I saved the briefing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ENTERED DC ADIZ WITHOUT GETTING A CLRNC OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE.

Narrative: ON DEC/SUN/03, AT APPROX XG00, I WAS DSNDING WBOUND THROUGH 2000 FT MSL, APPROX 3 MI E OF BAY BRIDGE ARPT (W29) IN STEVENSVILLE, MD, INTENDING TO LAND AT W29. MY AIRPLANE'S XPONDER WAS SQUAWKING XXXX, THE XPONDER CODE SPECIFIED IN NOTAM FDC 3/0347, 'INGRESS/EGRESS TEST PROCS FOR BAY BRIDGE (W29) AND KENTMORR (3W3) ARPTS IN MARYLAND.' I ENTERED THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON ADIZ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROC OUTLINED IN THAT NOTAM, STAYING WITHIN THE LATERAL AND VERT BOUNDARIES SPECIFIED FOR APCH TO W29 FROM THE E. UPON ENTRY TO THE TFC PATTERN, THE ARPT UNICOM OPERATOR ASKED ME TO CALL THE POTOMAC ATC/TRACON UPON LNDG, WHICH I DID. THE TRACON OPERATOR TOLD ME THAT THE NOTAM UNDER WHICH I HAD SQUAWKED XXXX AND ENTERED THE ADIZ WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT, AND THAT UNDER CURRENT NOTAMS I SHOULD HAVE CALLED FSS FOR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE. THE DUATS BRIEFING I RECEIVED AT XA30 THE SAME MORNING DID NOT INDICATE THAT NOTAM FDC 3/0347 HAD BEEN CANCELED, AND IN FACT INDICATED THAT IT IS STILL IN EFFECT 'THROUGH DEC/WED/03, XA59.' I SAVED THE BRIEFING.

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.