C182 pilot departing hef northeast bound flies into class B airspace without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	813810
Time
Date	200811
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hef.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon tower : hef.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2900
ASRS Report	813810
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I filed an ADIZ flight plan before departing; got a squawk code; departed and flew northeast from hef. Tower handed me off to potomac approach and they advised me to stay clear of class B airspace. I flew at 1200 ft to stay below the class B airspace; and the next controller asked if I had been told to stay clear of class B airspace; and I said I had been and was below the airspace at 1200 ft. He informed me I was in the class B airspace that there was no floor. I then flew north toward wooly gate and cleared the ADIZ at wooly. Controller asked me to call when on the ground. I thought I had followed all the ADIZ procedures and would be below the class B airspace but apparently the VFR corridor east of dulles doesn't exist; even though it was on the current sectional. Even though I had taken the FAA online dc ADIZ course 1 month prior; I was unaware of the VFR corridor being eliminated. I flew into hef IFR but; because I had been vectored so far west; I thought I'd save time departing VFR -- big mistake!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PILOT DEPARTING HEF NORTHEAST BOUND FLIES INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.

Narrative: I FILED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN BEFORE DEPARTING; GOT A SQUAWK CODE; DEPARTED AND FLEW NE FROM HEF. TWR HANDED ME OFF TO POTOMAC APCH AND THEY ADVISED ME TO STAY CLEAR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. I FLEW AT 1200 FT TO STAY BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND THE NEXT CTLR ASKED IF I HAD BEEN TOLD TO STAY CLEAR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND I SAID I HAD BEEN AND WAS BELOW THE AIRSPACE AT 1200 FT. HE INFORMED ME I WAS IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE THAT THERE WAS NO FLOOR. I THEN FLEW N TOWARD WOOLY GATE AND CLRED THE ADIZ AT WOOLY. CTLR ASKED ME TO CALL WHEN ON THE GND. I THOUGHT I HAD FOLLOWED ALL THE ADIZ PROCS AND WOULD BE BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE BUT APPARENTLY THE VFR CORRIDOR E OF DULLES DOESN'T EXIST; EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON THE CURRENT SECTIONAL. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN THE FAA ONLINE DC ADIZ COURSE 1 MONTH PRIOR; I WAS UNAWARE OF THE VFR CORRIDOR BEING ELIMINATED. I FLEW INTO HEF IFR BUT; BECAUSE I HAD BEEN VECTORED SO FAR W; I THOUGHT I'D SAVE TIME DEPARTING VFR -- BIG MISTAKE!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.