20070511008359I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · San Diego, CA · May 11, 2007

Date: May 11, 2007 · 16:16 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CLWS
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N84595
Reported as: Cessna 172K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total4 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N84595Registered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17258540 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was a temporary visitor and had flown only 2 hours as pilot-in-command in the united states. He obtained his U.S. Private pilot certificate on the basis of his uk ppl on 05/08/07 by the san FSDO. The pilot inadvertently and unknowingly crossed the adiz into Mexico and then back into U.S. Airspace near otay, CA. Two U.S. Military fighter jets and one immigration/customs enforcement (ice) Cessna-550 jet intercepted the pilot's aircraft. The pilot established communications with the intercepting aircraft and complied with all instructions, landing uneventfully at kmyf. The pilot was questioned for several hours by ice, fbi, and tsa officials, then released. See attached sheets for pilot's statement (telecon) on 05/16/07 FAA form 1360-33.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS A TEMPORARY VISITOR AND HAD FLOWN ONLY 2 HOURS AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND IN THE UNITED STATES. HE OBTAINED HIS U.S. PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ON THE BASIS OF HIS UK PPL ON 05/08/07 BY THE SAN FSDO. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY AND UNKNOWINGLY CROSSED THE ADIZ INTO MEXICO AND THEN BACK INTO U.S. AIRSPACE NEAR OTAY, CA. TWO U.S. MILITARY FIGHTER JETS AND ONE IMMIGRATION/CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) CESSNA-550 JET INTERCEPTED THE PILOT'S AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE INTERCEPTING AIRCRAFT AND COMPLIED WITH ALL INSTRUCTIONS, LANDING UNEVENTFULLY AT KMYF. THE PILOT WAS QUESTIONED FOR SEVERAL HOURS BY ICE, FBI, AND TSA OFFICIALS, THEN RELEASED. SEE ATTACHED SHEETS FOR PILOT'S STATEMENT (TELECON) ON 05/16/07 FAA FORM 1360-33.