C172 PLT; WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE N90 SUPVR AFTER LNDG. THE PLT APPEARED TO COMPLY WITH ALL RULES ESTABLISHED FOR OP WITHIN NY ADIZ. THE N90 APCH CTLR REFUSED TO WORK WITH THE PLT.
Synopsis
C172 PLT; WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE N90 SUPVR AFTER LNDG. THE PLT APPEARED TO COMPLY WITH ALL RULES ESTABLISHED FOR OP WITHIN NY ADIZ. THE N90 APCH CTLR REFUSED TO WORK WITH THE PLT.
Narrative
I CALLED FLT SVC FILED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN AND PROCEEDED TO CALL MY TRACON FOR DISCRETE BEACON CODE. UPON TAKEOFF I CIRCLED THE ARPT UNTIL I WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH ATC. AT THIS POINT I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I WAS AIRBORNE AND SQUAWKING THE APPROPRIATE CODE. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY BUSY DAY FOR ATC. THE CTLR REPLIED THAT HE ACKNOWLEDGED MY PRESENCE AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RADAR SVC AT THAT TIME. HE ALSO INFORMED ME TO STAY CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE DID NOT TELL ME TO STAY OUT OF THE ADIZ. I REPLIED THAT I WOULD REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. I THEN PROCEEDED WITH MY PLANNED FLT TO AN ARPT INSIDE OF THE ADIZ AS WAS MY DEP ARPT. I REMAINED CLR OF THE CLASS B AT ALL TIMES AND MONITORED THE ATC FREQUENCY. I DID NOT HEAR MY NUMBERS CALLED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DEST THE GND CTLR SAID I WAS TOLD TO CALL TRACON. I PHONED TRACON AND WAS SCOLDED BY THE MAN ON THE OTHER END. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THE CHAIN OF EVENTS AND SAID I FELT THAT I DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG. AT THAT POINT HE SAID HE WOULD REPRIMAND THE CTLR. ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WAS WITH ATC FOR THE DURATION. IF I WAS NOT WANTED INSIDE THE ADIZ THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE SAID STAY CLR OF THE ADIZ NOT JUST CLASS B AS I DID.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.