C172RG student pilot and CFI violated the dc ADIZ.

Attributes
ACN	604012
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 670 flight time type : 169
ASRS Report	604012
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My flight instructor and I were returning to manassas airport (hef) from a training flight near culpepper and warrenton, va. We were flying a C172RG. As we were listening to the manassas ATIS for WX and terminal information, we accidentally violated the ADIZ. We realized our error and immediately exited the ADIZ and called potomac approach. We were at 2500 ft MSL. We were given clearance to re-enter the ADIZ and directed to call potomac when on the ground. I called the number immediately and cooperated with the controller. A momentary loss of orientation, relative to the location of the ADIZ, is the reason for the violation. Flying away from the ADIZ, while gathering the ATIS information from manassas, could have avoided the violation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172RG STUDENT PLT AND CFI VIOLATED THE DC ADIZ.

Narrative: MY FLT INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE RETURNING TO MANASSAS ARPT (HEF) FROM A TRAINING FLT NEAR CULPEPPER AND WARRENTON, VA. WE WERE FLYING A C172RG. AS WE WERE LISTENING TO THE MANASSAS ATIS FOR WX AND TERMINAL INFO, WE ACCIDENTALLY VIOLATED THE ADIZ. WE REALIZED OUR ERROR AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE ADIZ AND CALLED POTOMAC APCH. WE WERE AT 2500 FT MSL. WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO RE-ENTER THE ADIZ AND DIRECTED TO CALL POTOMAC WHEN ON THE GND. I CALLED THE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY AND COOPERATED WITH THE CTLR. A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ORIENTATION, RELATIVE TO THE LOCATION OF THE ADIZ, IS THE REASON FOR THE VIOLATION. FLYING AWAY FROM THE ADIZ, WHILE GATHERING THE ATIS INFO FROM MANASSAS, COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE VIOLATION.

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.