A C152 pilot entered the washington, dc, ADIZ without permission.

Attributes
ACN	616539
Time
Date	200405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okv.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 435 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	616539
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated 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:

I took off from hgr and headed south to the shanondoah river. I followed the river to what I believed to be front royal. I had a highway intersection, town, and an airport to my right. A golf course was on my left before the highway. I climbed up and crossed over the ridge over the highway, then proceeded south to csn, then home to W66. We never knew, until TRACON called, that our crossing was mistaken for front royal. We later went over the flight after our phone call with TRACON. We crossed over near winchester, closer to a town called berryville. I regret my actions and need you to know that we did not intentionally fly into the ADIZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 PLT ENTERED THE WASHINGTON, DC, ADIZ WITHOUT PERMISSION.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM HGR AND HEADED S TO THE SHANONDOAH RIVER. I FOLLOWED THE RIVER TO WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE FRONT ROYAL. I HAD A HWY INTXN, TOWN, AND AN ARPT TO MY R. A GOLF COURSE WAS ON MY L BEFORE THE HWY. I CLBED UP AND CROSSED OVER THE RIDGE OVER THE HWY, THEN PROCEEDED S TO CSN, THEN HOME TO W66. WE NEVER KNEW, UNTIL TRACON CALLED, THAT OUR XING WAS MISTAKEN FOR FRONT ROYAL. WE LATER WENT OVER THE FLT AFTER OUR PHONE CALL WITH TRACON. WE CROSSED OVER NEAR WINCHESTER, CLOSER TO A TOWN CALLED BERRYVILLE. I REGRET MY ACTIONS AND NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE DID NOT INTENTIONALLY FLY INTO THE ADIZ.

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.