PA28 PLT UNKNOWINGLY FLEW IN TO ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE AND WAS ESCORTED BY MIL ACFT UNTIL EXITING AND LNDG AT DEST ARPT.

Date: 2001-10 · Aircraft: PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

PA28 PLT UNKNOWINGLY FLEW IN TO ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE AND WAS ESCORTED BY MIL ACFT UNTIL EXITING AND LNDG AT DEST ARPT.

Narrative

12 MI S OF JFK; NY; OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. RULES IN EFFECT: DUE TO WTC INCIDENT; VFR FOR CIVILIAN ACFT; 25 MI RESTR AROUND DC AND NYC; OR? 25 MI AROUND JFK AIRPORT! ON 10/WED/01; AT XA00. I TOOK OFF FROM (3N6) OLD BRIDGE; NJ; IN CENTRAL NJ. CLR SKIES; 30 MI VISIBILITY; LIGHT WIND 5 KNOTS FROM THE W. XPONDER IS SET TO 1200; MODE C IN OP; AND JFK ATC 119.1 ON RADIO FOR MONITORING PURPOSES MY DEST IS MONTAUK POINT; NY. AWARE OF THE RESTR OVER NYC MY HEADING IS DUE E 90 DEG; 90 KNOTS AT THE ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT. UPON TAKE OFF FROM OLD BRIDGE; I PROCEEDED TO THE NJ COAST OVER THE ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. 25 MI OFF THE NJ COAST 12 MI OFF THE NY COAST MY ALTITUDE IS 200 FT MSL S OF JFK ARPT. JFK ATC CONTACTS ME TO INFORM OF POSSIBLE JETS OF MIL ORIGIN DESCENDING UPON MY PLANE. JFK ATC GETS MY IDENTIFICATION AND ORIGIN OF FLT; DEST; AND NOTIFIES MIL PRESENCE. JFK ATC TRANSFERS ME TO LONG ISLAND CTRL AN MY TRIP IS MONITORED BY THEM FOR THE REMAINING TRIP. UPON LNDG AT MONTAUK POINT LONG ISLAND (MTP). I CALLED THE PHONE # GIVEN TO ME BY JFK CTL; IDENTIFIED MYSELF AND EXPLAINED THE SIT. THE VIOLATION WAS INADVERTENT; NOT DELIBERATE. CONSEQUENTLY; I AM FILING THIS RPT TO ASRS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR IMMUNITY.

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