An RV6A pilot enters the dc ADIZ while transmitting the wrong squawk code from that assigned by ptc ...

Attributes
ACN	618133
Time
Date	200405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hef.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	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	618133
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Returning to hef, I contacted potomac approach to activate my ADIZ flight plan. ATC gave me a squawk code. That gave me all I needed to enter the ADIZ (radio communication and a unique transponder code). ATC couldn't find me, asked location. Told him southwest of hef, entering ADIZ. He was receiving a code different from what I'd entered, and told me I should not have entered ADIZ without clearance. That is false. No clearance is required to enter ADIZ. Only squawk code and radio contact. I elected not to argue with the controller who couldn't understand the rules of the ADIZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN RV6A PLT ENTERS THE DC ADIZ WHILE XMITTING THE WRONG SQUAWK CODE FROM THAT ASSIGNED BY PTC CTLR NEAR HEF.

Narrative: RETURNING TO HEF, I CONTACTED POTOMAC APCH TO ACTIVATE MY ADIZ FLT PLAN. ATC GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE. THAT GAVE ME ALL I NEEDED TO ENTER THE ADIZ (RADIO COM AND A UNIQUE XPONDER CODE). ATC COULDN'T FIND ME, ASKED LOCATION. TOLD HIM SW OF HEF, ENTERING ADIZ. HE WAS RECEIVING A CODE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I'D ENTERED, AND TOLD ME I SHOULD NOT HAVE ENTERED ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC. THAT IS FALSE. NO CLRNC IS REQUIRED TO ENTER ADIZ. ONLY SQUAWK CODE AND RADIO CONTACT. I ELECTED NOT TO ARGUE WITH THE CTLR WHO COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF 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.

An RV6A pilot enters the dc ADIZ while transmitting the wrong squawk code from that assigned by ptc controller near hef.