Air carrier X failed to follow ATC instructions to contact departure control. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	118725
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : san
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nkx tower : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : nkx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	118725
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X to los angeles departed san diego. Pilot was switched to departure and acknowledged the frequency change. The pilot did not call departure (san diego TRACON) or turn his transponder on. As a result, departure control was unaware of the aircraft until the aircraft requested a frequency change 20 mi outside san diego TRACON airspace. No separation loss occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X FAILED TO FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT DEP CTL. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: ACR X TO LOS ANGELES DEPARTED SAN DIEGO. PLT WAS SWITCHED TO DEP AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE FREQ CHANGE. THE PLT DID NOT CALL DEP (SAN DIEGO TRACON) OR TURN HIS XPONDER ON. AS A RESULT, DEP CTL WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACFT UNTIL THE ACFT REQUESTED A FREQ CHANGE 20 MI OUTSIDE SAN DIEGO TRACON AIRSPACE. NO SEPARATION LOSS OCCURRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.