Saturday 12/6/25 ~20:20Z / 3:20pm...
Piper Cherokee c/s N9965W departs Frederick Municipal Airport ~20:12Z headed to Montgomery Country Airpark in Gaithersburg MD, entering the Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) squawking VFR and not in communication with Potomac Approach [N9965W had approval from KFDK tower for frequency change at 20:16Z but unclear from the KFDK feed which frequency was communicated].
Attempts by Potomac (BWI Final & BELAY) to contact N9965W start at 20:19Z including relay of comms via another plane in the area, N369PP, on both Potomac (BELAY 125.525) and Gaithersburg CTAF (KGAI 123.075). N9965W joined CTAF at 20:24Z, N369PP went back to CTAF and was able to relay the frequency; N9965W made contact with Potomac 125.525 at 20:27Z, notified of possible pilot deviation and given number to call, then returned to CTAF to land at Gaithersburg.
Meanwhile, USCG MH-65 c/s Blackjack-1 scrambled from DCA at 20:26Z, departing to the West and North up to 3k ft; breaking off around Bethesda around 20:31Z, circling the area until being stood down at 20:32Z and returning to DCA via Chain Bridge route at 20:40Z.
Approach relatively quiet - AS4 and AAL3014 on final Approach to DCA had approach clearances cancelled round 20:27Z with brief delay vectors before being cleared back for approach around 20:32Z. JIA5627 and AAL2497 further out were delayed. Departures were also halted during the scramble based on flight tracking but full Tower audio not available.
Multiple users on Reddit reported a low level jet in the area of Rockville/Olney from 20:20-20:30Z ("Flew past at least twice in the Aspen Hill area") - though I could not find any radar track or ATC comms related to this, but given timing and location this was presumably part of the response to the SFRA violation.
Attached clip combo of KFDK Twr, KBWI Final, KBWI BELAY, KGAI CTAF, KDCA Heli, KDCA Tower/Approach; from 2011Z - 2035Z timeframe, edited for time and content, not realtime etc.
