M20P PLT ENTERED NY ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE.

2003-03 · NASA ASRS report 577300

Date: 2003-03 · Aircraft: M-20 J (201) / Allegro · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-weather-turbulence|other-plt-didn-t-know-the-difference-between-class-b-and-adiz-airspacer

Synopsis

M20P PLT ENTERED NY ADIZ WITHOUT CLRNC OR A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE.

Narrative

OBTAINED BRIEFING WMSPORT FILED IFR RDG-FJC V162; V167; PVD DIRECT OQU. AT TIME OF BRIEFING WAS QUERIED ABOUT ADIZ; 'UNDERSTAND CLASS B TO 18000 FT' SHOULD NOT BE ISSUE ON IFR PLAN. DEPARTED RDG; CRUISE TO 5000 FT; MOD TURB HIGHER UNAVAILABLE. SKY CLR; CANCELLED IFR; CLIMBED TO 7500 FT AND FLT FOLLOWING. LEAVING ALLENTOWN CTL; UNABLE HANDOFF TRY NY ON 133.5. I LOCATED MY POSITION AND CONTACTED NY. 'ABOUT TO LEAVE MY AIRSPACE. TRY NY 125.55.' CONTACTED; 'CALL BACK LATER.' HAD INDICATED TO 133.5 RTE TO OQU VIA SPARTA AND CARMEL. WHEN UNABLE TO GET INTO NY; CONTACTED FLT WATCH FOR WX ENRTE. GAVE PIREP AND OBTAINED FREQ FOR NY RADIO. FILED SECOND IFR FLT PLAN AND OBTAINED ATC FREQ. GIVEN NEW FLT PLAN. TOLD ABOUT THIS TIME THAT I HAD VIOLATED ADIZ. EXPLAINED MY UNDERSTANDING. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TRACON UPON LNDG. FLEW APCH TO OQU. CONTACTED SUPVR. SAID HE UNDERSTOOD; BUT NEEDED TO FILE RPT. CONTACTED LEGAL SERVICES AND PROC FOR FILING THIS RPT EXPLAINED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MISUNDERSTANDING OF BOUNDARIES OF ADIZ. I FLY THIS NE CORRIDOR FREQUENTLY. COMFORTABLE WITH NY ATC AND CLASS B BOUNDARIES; MOVING MAP AND GPS CONFIRM LOCATION. LULLED INTO FALSE SENSE OF BEING IN APPROPRIATE AIRSPACE. FLT FOLLOWING HANDOFF UNABLE AND SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO REESTABLISH CONTACT WITH ATC. USE OF LOW ALT ENRTE CHART; CLASS B CLRLY MARKED; SEEMS LOGICAL THIS WOULD BE ADIZ (MY MISTAKE). CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: HAVE RE-REVIEWED ADIZ BOUNDARIES VIA AVIATION WEBSITE. WILL FILE IFR FOR ANY CROSS COUNTRY FLTS AND ACCEPT SIGNIFICANT COURSE DEVIATIONS.

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

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