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Pilot of small aircraft departing mad, ct. Was handed off to ZNY by new york TRACON at approximately 2500 MSL. Communication was poor and pilot speculates he was handed off at too low an altitude to read center.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mad |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 120068 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
1) assigned departure frequency was 126.95. 2) took off on runway 17 cleared to madison VOR direct hartford, etc. 3) at about 2500' MSL was handed off to ZNY on 127.95. 4) reception on 127.95 was intermittent and broken. I could not hear instructions from ATC to alter course 90 degree. As altitude increased reception got better and problem got sorted out without a conflict. Cause of problem: I was handed off to ZNY on 127.95 at too low an altitude for radio communications. 4000' would have been better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA DEPARTING MAD, CT. WAS HANDED OFF TO ZNY BY NEW YORK TRACON AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 MSL. COM WAS POOR AND PLT SPECULATES HE WAS HANDED OFF AT TOO LOW AN ALT TO READ CENTER.
Narrative: 1) ASSIGNED DEP FREQ WAS 126.95. 2) TOOK OFF ON RWY 17 CLRED TO MADISON VOR DIRECT HARTFORD, ETC. 3) AT ABOUT 2500' MSL WAS HANDED OFF TO ZNY ON 127.95. 4) RECEPTION ON 127.95 WAS INTERMITTENT AND BROKEN. I COULD NOT HEAR INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC TO ALTER COURSE 90 DEG. AS ALT INCREASED RECEPTION GOT BETTER AND PROBLEM GOT SORTED OUT WITHOUT A CONFLICT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM: I WAS HANDED OFF TO ZNY ON 127.95 AT TOO LOW AN ALT FOR RADIO COMS. 4000' WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
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.