BELL206 PLT PENETRATES THE DCA TFR ADIZ.

Date: 2003-03 · Aircraft: Kiowa/Kiowa Warrior/Combat Scout · Phase: cruise

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

Synopsis

BELL206 PLT PENETRATES THE DCA TFR ADIZ.

Narrative

I WAS TO FERRY A BELL LONG RANGER; FROM ALBANY; NY (ALB) TO TRI-CITIES; TN (TRI). I OBTAINED A BRIEFING FROM BURLINGTON FLT SVC VIA TELEPHONE. I INFORMED THE BRIEFER OF MY PLANNED RTE: ALB; RDG OR THV; FDK; SHD; ROA; TRI. I WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE TFR AROUND THE WASHINGTON AREA. HE INFORMED ME ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF P-40 AND R-4009 WHICH ARE DEPICTED ON THE WASHINGTON SECTIONAL. HE ALSO INFORMED ME ABOUT TFR WITHIN 30 NM OF DCA. MY RTE FROM RDG TO A POINT TWO MILES N OF FDK THEN DIRECT TO SHD WOULD KEEP ME E AND CLR OF P-40 AND R-4009 AND W AND N OF THE WASHINGTON 30 MI TFR AND AT BELOW 3000 FT; WELL CLR OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. I ALLEGEDLY PENETRATED THE OUTER EDGE OF THE ADIZ 38 NM NW OF DCA. I WAS UNAWARE THE OUTER EDGE WAS EXTENDED AT THAT POINT TO COINCIDE WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF THE CLASS B BOUNDARY. I ALLEGEDLY PENETRATED THE OUTER EDGE OF THE ADIZ; BUT WELL BELOW THE CLASS B BOUNDARY AND ALLEGEDLY SLIGHTLY INSIDE THE OUTER RING. HAD I BEEN BRIEFED THAT THE TFR ADIZ WAS THE WASHINGTON AREA CLASS B AIRSPACE BOUNDARY IN ADDITION TO 30 NM FROM DCA; I WOULD HAVE NOT ALLEGEDLY PENETRATED THE ADIZ.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.