What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was operating in the Washington DC adiz with the required adiz clearance which was obtained from potomac clearance delivery, the adiz flight plan was filed with the Leesburg fss. The pilot was instructed by ATC to maintain a heading of 350; after approximately 15 minutes the pilot tried to call ATC several times without success. The pilot then turned to a 095 heading for a direct flight to atlantic city. As soon as pilot changed heading ATC reprimanded the pilot and gave the pilot a handoff to another controller. After approximately forty minutes and prior to the handoff to acy approach control the controller instructed the pilot to call the telephone number which he had just given to the pilot when he lands at his destination. Incident closed. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING IN THE WASHINGTON DC ADIZ WITH THE REQUIRED ADIZ CLEARANCE WHICH WAS OBTAINED FROM POTOMAC CLEARANCE DELIVERY, THE ADIZ FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH THE LEESBURG FSS. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO MAINTAIN A HEADING OF 350; AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES THE PILOT TRIED TO CALL ATC SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TO A 095 HEADING FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT TO ATLANTIC CITY. AS SOON AS PILOT CHANGED HEADING ATC REPRIMANDED THE PILOT AND GAVE THE PILOT A HANDOFF TO ANOTHER CONTROLLER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FORTY MINUTES AND PRIOR TO THE HANDOFF TO ACY APPROACH CONTROL THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO CALL THE TELEPHONE NUMBER WHICH HE HAD JUST GIVEN TO THE PILOT WHEN HE LANDS AT HIS DESTINATION. INCIDENT CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED