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PA32 pilot departs gai airport into the dc ADIZ without squawking assigned transponder code until after being airborne.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gai.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 384 flight time type : 175 |
| ASRS Report | 603684 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar/mode c aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : transponder other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After I departed gai and changed squawk in the air, while contacting potomac departure, to my proper ADIZ code. Due to the busy conditions on the airport, I paid more attention to ground safety than squawk codes until in the air. Although I was still at pattern altitude and in the pattern when I called potomac, I was informed that I violated ADIZ procedure. I've always learned the 5 T's: tune and talk are the last 2 of importance. Safety was first on my mind -- versus turns.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 PLT DEPARTS GAI ARPT INTO THE DC ADIZ WITHOUT SQUAWKING ASSIGNED XPONDER CODE UNTIL AFTER BEING AIRBORNE.
Narrative: AFTER I DEPARTED GAI AND CHANGED SQUAWK IN THE AIR, WHILE CONTACTING POTOMAC DEP, TO MY PROPER ADIZ CODE. DUE TO THE BUSY CONDITIONS ON THE ARPT, I PAID MORE ATTN TO GND SAFETY THAN SQUAWK CODES UNTIL IN THE AIR. ALTHOUGH I WAS STILL AT PATTERN ALT AND IN THE PATTERN WHEN I CALLED POTOMAC, I WAS INFORMED THAT I VIOLATED ADIZ PROC. I'VE ALWAYS LEARNED THE 5 T'S: TUNE AND TALK ARE THE LAST 2 OF IMPORTANCE. SAFETY WAS FIRST ON MY MIND -- VERSUS TURNS.
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.