DC ADIZ PENETRATION BY A PA32 PVT PLT ENRTE TO MTN WHEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DC ADIZ CLRNC AND SQUAWK FOR VFR ENTRY NEAR VOR AT PPM.

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I RECEIVED A FLT BRIEFING. I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN FROM DXR (DANBURY; CT) TO MTN (MARTIN STATE). I ALSO RECEIVED AN ADIZ FLT PLAN TO BE OPENED WITH WASHINGTON ON 125.52. UPON LEAVING DANBURY I OPENED MY VFR FLT PLAN WITH NEW YORK AND ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED FLT FOLLOWING. I WAS HANDED OFF CONSISTENTLY; AVOIDING THE TFR AREA FROM ALLENTOWN 182 DEG RADIAL. ONCE THROUGH PHL; I ASKED THE CTLR IF HE WOULD BE HANDING ME OFF TO WASHINGTON SO THAT I COULD PICK UP MY ADIZ CLRNC. HE SAID HE WOULD DO HIS BEST. I WAITED AS I FLEW TOWARD THE AREA AND GOT NO RESPONSE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN AND HE GAVE ME A FREQ OF 125.62 TO GO TO. I COULD NOT BRING ANYONE UP ON THIS FREQ. AT THIS TIME I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE ADIZ. I TURNED THE PLANE R AND TO 180 DEGS. I WENT BACK TO PHL ON THE PREVIOUS FREQ AND TOLD THEM I COULD NOT BRING ANYONE UP ON THAT FREQ. HE SEEMED DISTURBED AND TOLD ME I HAD VIOLATED THE AIRSPACE. HE THEN HANDED ME OFF TO BALTIMORE. I SPOKE WITH BALTIMORE. HE SCOLDED ME; OF COURSE; AND TOLD ME TO FOLLOW RTE 95 ON THE N SIDE AND GET TO 2500 FT ENRTE TO MARTIN STATE. HE ALSO WANTED ME TO SQUAWK VFR FREQ 1200 ENRTE. I DID AS I WAS TOLD. WHEN ENTERING MARTIN STATE THE TWR ASKED FOR MY DISCRETE CODE FOR THE ADIZ. I DID NOT HAVE ONE. I WAS SQUAWKING 1200 AS TOLD. UPON LNDG I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER TO CALL. I DESCRIBED THE WHOLE SIT AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION. WHEN I STARTED THIS TRIP I DID EVERYTHING IN MY PWR TO MAKE SURE I WOULD NOT BREAK ANY RULES; FILE A FLT PLAN; ADIZ FLT PLAN; GOT A FLT FOLLOWING; WAS EXPECTED TO BE HANDLED IN A TIMELY MANNER; ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO RESTR AIRSPACE. I WAS DILIGENT IN TRYING TO GET TO WASHINGTON TO PICK UP MY ADIZ CLRNC IN 3 SEPARATE CALLS TO PHL; TO NO AVAIL. I REALIZE NOW AFTER; THAT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A FREQ CHANGE TO 125.52; WASHINGTON (THE FREQ I GOT FROM THE BRIEFER IN THE AM). IT'S EASY TO THINK ABOUT AND FIX THINGS AFTER THEY OCCUR. I WILL NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. NEXT TIME I WILL FILE IFR; EVEN IN CRYSTAL CLR SKIES. I ALSO FEEL THAT CTLRS WHO HANDLE ACFT THIS CLOSE TO THESE ZONES SHOULD PAY CLOSER ATTN TO DETAILS; FREQS; DISTANCE FOR HDOFS; ETC.