A VERY LOW TIME M20 PLT RPTED THAT HE WAS CONTACTED BY PCT AFTER VIOLATING THE DC ADIZ.
Synopsis
A VERY LOW TIME M20 PLT RPTED THAT HE WAS CONTACTED BY PCT AFTER VIOLATING THE DC ADIZ.
Narrative
AFTER A VFR FLT FROM MRB TO 9W7; I RECEIVED A CELL PHONE CALL FROM A 'SECURITY COORDINATOR;' WHO SAID I HAD PENETRATED THE EDGE OF THE DC ADIZ AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE AND PROCS PERTAINING TO THAT AIRSPACE. I AM VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE DC ADIZ AND THE PROCS PERTAINING TO IT. I SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME REVIEWING THE 27 PAGES OF NOTAM INFO PRIOR TO THIS FLT; INCLUDING NOTAM 3/2126 (PREVIOUSLY MISSING TEXT). IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO OPERATE WITHIN THE DC ADIZ. SINCE IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL; CLR DAY; AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO FEW IN THE RECENT MONTHS; I PLANNED TO EXECUTE THE FLT ACCORDING TO VFR REQUIREMENTS OUTSIDE THAT ZONE. PROBS: THE PUBLISHED NAV CHARTS FROM THE UNITED STATES GOV DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DATA PERTAINING TO THIS ADIZ; AS THEY DO WITH ALL OTHER ADIZ. MY PLANNED FLT PATH WAS TO AVOID THE 'DC TRI-AREA' CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND THEREBY ALSO AVOID THE ADIZ (ALTHOUGH PASS VERY CLOSE TO IT). IF THE GOV HAD ISSUED CHARTS WITH THE AIRSPACE INCLUDED; THERE WOULD BE NO CONFUSION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE BOUNDARY RELATIVE TO CLRLY IDENTIFIABLE LANDMARKS; AND RADIO NAV FACILITIES. ACCORDING TO MY OBSERVATION OF CLRLY VISIBLE LANDMARKS DURING THE FLT; AND FLT INSTS; I WAS OUTSIDE THE CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND THE ADIZ. THE WORDING OF THE NOTAM IS NOT AS CLR AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN. THE FAA HAS IGNORED COMMENTS SUGGESTING LANGUAGE THAT IS MORE SUCCINCT TO DEFINE THE ZONE; AND TO DEFINE THE PROC. ADDITIONALLY; THE ABSENCE OF ANY OFFICIAL PUBLISHED NAV CHARTS INCLUDING THIS SPACE HAS INCREASED THE PROBABILITY OF PROBS WITH THIS SPACE. SUGGESTIONS: THE FAA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY UPDATE AND PUBLISH ALL APPLICABLE NAV CHARTS. THE FAA SHOULD ISSUE A NOTAM INDICATING THE ISSUANCE OF THE NEWLY PUBLISHED CHARTS. BOTH PLTS AND CTLRS SHOULD BE OPERATING FROM A SINGLE SOURCE OF OFFICIAL INFO; NOT DATA INTERPOLATED FROM LESS THAN CLR LANGUAGE; WHERE MULTIPLE INTERPOLATIONS TAKE EFFECT TO DEFINE SPACE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.