Narrative:

My ppl student and I were on a training flight in the local area. A careful watch of our location because of my concentration on teaching the maneuvers. I suddenly noticed we were in an unknown location and stopped the instruction to verify our position. We had drifted into the ADIZ and were about to penetrate the restr area west of quantico (R-6608B). I took control and initiated an immediate turn to exit the airspace by the shortest distance. I told the student what had occurred and informed him we would land at shannon (ezf) airport and would probably be called by potomac TRACON, on the ground. When we landed, I was instructed to call the TRACON which I did. This airspace violation had several causative factors. 1) my failure to maintain situational awareness due to previous experience and expectation that we would remain clear of airspace, 2) again, lack of attention to position while providing flight instruction, and 3) aircraft blown into ADIZ by strong southwest airflow at training altitude. The ADIZ around the washington class B airspace is an unfortunate result of events of sep/tue/01. I and many pilots, instructors and ATC specialists question its effectiveness. However, until it is removed, we must adhere to the rules and restrs it imposes. We had 2 ADIZ flight plans on file with leesburg FSS for our departure and re-entry into the ADIZ. Our trip back to quantico was without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PLTS ON TRAINING FLT S OF DC ADIZ LOSE POSITIONAL AWARENESS AND ENTER THE AREA.

Narrative: MY PPL STUDENT AND I WERE ON A TRAINING FLT IN THE LCL AREA. A CAREFUL WATCH OF OUR LOCATION BECAUSE OF MY CONCENTRATION ON TEACHING THE MANEUVERS. I SUDDENLY NOTICED WE WERE IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AND STOPPED THE INSTRUCTION TO VERIFY OUR POS. WE HAD DRIFTED INTO THE ADIZ AND WERE ABOUT TO PENETRATE THE RESTR AREA W OF QUANTICO (R-6608B). I TOOK CTL AND INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO EXIT THE AIRSPACE BY THE SHORTEST DISTANCE. I TOLD THE STUDENT WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND INFORMED HIM WE WOULD LAND AT SHANNON (EZF) ARPT AND WOULD PROBABLY BE CALLED BY POTOMAC TRACON, ON THE GND. WHEN WE LANDED, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TRACON WHICH I DID. THIS AIRSPACE VIOLATION HAD SEVERAL CAUSATIVE FACTORS. 1) MY FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DUE TO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND EXPECTATION THAT WE WOULD REMAIN CLR OF AIRSPACE, 2) AGAIN, LACK OF ATTN TO POS WHILE PROVIDING FLT INSTRUCTION, AND 3) ACFT BLOWN INTO ADIZ BY STRONG SW AIRFLOW AT TRAINING ALT. THE ADIZ AROUND THE WASHINGTON CLASS B AIRSPACE IS AN UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF EVENTS OF SEP/TUE/01. I AND MANY PLTS, INSTRUCTORS AND ATC SPECIALISTS QUESTION ITS EFFECTIVENESS. HOWEVER, UNTIL IT IS REMOVED, WE MUST ADHERE TO THE RULES AND RESTRS IT IMPOSES. WE HAD 2 ADIZ FLT PLANS ON FILE WITH LEESBURG FSS FOR OUR DEP AND RE-ENTRY INTO THE ADIZ. OUR TRIP BACK TO QUANTICO WAS WITHOUT 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.