Air intercept on an intruding C172 pilot at 11500 ft in the dc ADIZ area near dca, dc.

Attributes
ACN	610014
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 11500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2220 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	610014
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : investigated 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:

Cruise flight at 11500 ft heading 065 degrees near reagan airport, intercepted by military fighter jets. Called up ZDC (after trying 121.5 with no luck) and they gave me a squawk code and vectored me to martin state airport, md, where I was escorted by united states customs helicopter with 4 united states customs agents aboard. After they checked my pilot's license, medical and driver's license and questioning and search of my airplane I was released and informed I allegedly intruded on an ADIZ over washington, dc. They called potomac approach on cell phone and I talked to an investigator and he said I would be hearing from the FAA. These men were professional and courteous and fully armed. One was even carrying a machine gun. I am really thankful I didn't have any passenger (women, mom, daughter or granddaughter) to witness the agent with the drawn machine gun on this C172 pilot sitting on the airport tarmac which is enclosed with a 6 ft chain link fence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR INTERCEPT ON AN INTRUDING C172 PLT AT 11500 FT IN THE DC ADIZ AREA NEAR DCA, DC.

Narrative: CRUISE FLT AT 11500 FT HDG 065 DEGS NEAR REAGAN ARPT, INTERCEPTED BY MIL FIGHTER JETS. CALLED UP ZDC (AFTER TRYING 121.5 WITH NO LUCK) AND THEY GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE AND VECTORED ME TO MARTIN STATE ARPT, MD, WHERE I WAS ESCORTED BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS HELI WITH 4 UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AGENTS ABOARD. AFTER THEY CHKED MY PLT'S LICENSE, MEDICAL AND DRIVER'S LICENSE AND QUESTIONING AND SEARCH OF MY AIRPLANE I WAS RELEASED AND INFORMED I ALLEGEDLY INTRUDED ON AN ADIZ OVER WASHINGTON, DC. THEY CALLED POTOMAC APCH ON CELL PHONE AND I TALKED TO AN INVESTIGATOR AND HE SAID I WOULD BE HEARING FROM THE FAA. THESE MEN WERE PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS AND FULLY ARMED. ONE WAS EVEN CARRYING A MACHINE GUN. I AM REALLY THANKFUL I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PAX (WOMEN, MOM, DAUGHTER OR GRANDDAUGHTER) TO WITNESS THE AGENT WITH THE DRAWN MACHINE GUN ON THIS C172 PLT SITTING ON THE ARPT TARMAC WHICH IS ENCLOSED WITH A 6 FT CHAIN LINK FENCE.

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.