The problem is if you have a communications or transponder problem then
you must turn around and leave the ADIZ on the most direct route out and
away from the center. He may not have done this. Maryland (2W5) is
inside the ADIZ. I have not talked to him yet. He was leaving the
airport when I was just landing from my morning Traffic run.
Michelle

GS wrote:

I'm not familiar with the area with regards to the airspace
but with the IAD and BWI Class B plus the ADIZ, it must
be pretty easy to bust with everything working.
More importantly, I don't think the guy busted ANYTHING
per 91.3. A complete electrical failure is an emergency in my
book. If I had a complete electrical failure I'd
land wherever the hell *I* felt like it as long as my
butt was safe in the end. When the blackhawks
showed up, I'd be more than happy to have an
escort to airport of *my* choosing. I'll deal
with any paperwork on the ground.

Gerald



Michelle P wrote:

Yeah it happened.
The guy took off from Hyde went somewhere and tried to come back in.
Had a "total electrical failure" and ended up landing at Maryland
Airport.
Michelle

Wiz wrote:

All:

I heard a lot of air activity over my Washington, DC home today, and
was told later by a friend that an 84-year-old pilot had a total
electrical failure on the way from Stafford, VA (KRMN), where
maintenance was being performed on his plane. According to my friend,
the pilot landed at Indian Head, MD (2W5) after violating the
Washington DC ADIZ airspace, and didn't even see the intercept chopper
until it landed with him. Don't know how accurate these details are,
haven't seen any news on it yet.

Paradoxically, every time someone accidentally violates the ADIZ, it
reinforces the notion for some people that we really need the ADIZ...