UNAUTH AIRSPACE ENTRY WHEN A VFR C182 PVT PLT FAILS TO ADVISE PCT APCH CTLR PRIOR TO ENTERING THE AIRSPACE AT DC ADIZ; DC.

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DEPARTED DYL AT XA50 EDT; FLEW INTENDED RTE AND ALTS. REMAINED CLR OF WASHINGTON CLASS B. CONTACTED RICHMOND (POTOMAC) APCH FOR TRANSITION THROUGH CLASS C TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTRY ARPT. DURING TRANSITION; RICHMOND APCH GAVE ME PHONE NUMBER TO CALL UPON LNDG FOR POSSIBLE FLT DEV. ARRIVED FCI CHESTERFIELD COUNTY APPROX XC35. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LNDG I CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER AND GOT POTOMAC APCH CTL. THEY ASKED FOR MY NAME; ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. WHEN I INQUIRED AS WHY THEY NEEDED THAT INFO; I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE HAD FLOWN INTO THE WASHINGTON ADIZ. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED BY THE NEWS AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE; TO MY KNOWLEDGE I WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE WASHINGTON ADIZ ZONE -- WHICH ON MY SECTIONAL CHART AND THE WASHINGTON TERMINAL AREA CHART WAS APPROX A 14 NM RADIUS OF THE WASHINGTON VOR. I POLITELY GAVE THEM MY INFO AS WELL AS MY PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER. AFTER SOME TIME OF DISBELIEF; I CALLED MY FLT INSTRUCTOR AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED TO HIM MY RTE OF FLT AND ALTS; AND FLT BRIEFING; AND ASKED HIM TO INVESTIGATE WHAT I POSSIBLY COULD HAVE DONE. I HAD THE LATEST CHARTS; AND OBTAINED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A DETAILED AND COMPLETE BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE FLT. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE CALLED ME BACK TELLING ME THAT I HAD INDEED FLOWN THROUGH THE WASHINGTON ADIZ; WHICH HAD BEEN EXTENDED OUT TO AN APPROX 30 NM RADIUS AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR PUBLISHED NOTAMS IN MY PREFLT BRIEFING. EVEN THOUGH I ASKED FOR TFR'S AND NOTAMS; I DID NOT SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR PUBLISHED NOTAMS. WE SPOKE AT LENGTH REGARDING THE CORRECT PROC FOR THE RETURN FLT AND FUTURE FLTS IN THAT AREA. SINCE THEN; WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT; SO THAT THE SAME MISTAKE IS NOT REPEATED. I HAVE TAKEN THE 'KNOW BEFORE YOU GO' ONLINE PROGRAM AND COMPLETED THE QUIZ FOLLOWING. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ERROR. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ACTIONS AND THAT MY ACTIONS DISTR PEOPLE FROM THEIR IMPORTANT WORK TO DEAL WITH MY INFRINGEMENT IN THIS PROTECTED AIRSPACE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MANY STEPS TO AVOID THIS EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.