Lost communication situation leads small aircraft pilot into other air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	143491
Time
Date	199004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw airport : yip
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3950
ASRS Report	143491
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had been vectored and given radials for approach to runway 23L at yip, last one being 110 degrees off salen VOR by the dtw approach controller. I was at 3000' and several frequencys had been given. Awaiting the handoff to yip tower and not receiving it as I passed through the ILS 23L approach course. WX was VFR about 5 mi and haze. I did not make visibility with yip. As I passed through the approach course I called approach and advised. Radio use was busy and with no response from approach I returned to my last frequency and was advised I had been NORDO and into metropolitan traffic. Also I was given vectors and a frequency and some dialogue by the controller. Further approach to ypi was uneventful and I phoned the controller as requested. The aircraft had 2 microphone switches as 1 was in process of repair. Possibly I inadvertently used wrong switch. Possibly approach missed my first call. 2 airports close together made time a essence. Possibly approach could have turned me in sooner and handed me off to tower sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOST COM SITUATION LEADS SMA PLT INTO OTHER ATA.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN VECTORED AND GIVEN RADIALS FOR APCH TO RWY 23L AT YIP, LAST ONE BEING 110 DEGS OFF SALEN VOR BY THE DTW APCH CTLR. I WAS AT 3000' AND SEVERAL FREQS HAD BEEN GIVEN. AWAITING THE HDOF TO YIP TWR AND NOT RECEIVING IT AS I PASSED THROUGH THE ILS 23L APCH COURSE. WX WAS VFR ABOUT 5 MI AND HAZE. I DID NOT MAKE VIS WITH YIP. AS I PASSED THROUGH THE APCH COURSE I CALLED APCH AND ADVISED. RADIO USE WAS BUSY AND WITH NO RESPONSE FROM APCH I RETURNED TO MY LAST FREQ AND WAS ADVISED I HAD BEEN NORDO AND INTO METRO TFC. ALSO I WAS GIVEN VECTORS AND A FREQ AND SOME DIALOGUE BY THE CTLR. FURTHER APCH TO YPI WAS UNEVENTFUL AND I PHONED THE CTLR AS REQUESTED. THE ACFT HAD 2 MIC SWITCHES AS 1 WAS IN PROCESS OF REPAIR. POSSIBLY I INADVERTENTLY USED WRONG SWITCH. POSSIBLY APCH MISSED MY FIRST CALL. 2 ARPTS CLOSE TOGETHER MADE TIME A ESSENCE. POSSIBLY APCH COULD HAVE TURNED ME IN SOONER AND HANDED ME OFF TO TWR SOONER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.