Pilot on photo mission below floor of arsa has number one radio failure. Instructed to discontinue p...

Attributes
ACN	148906
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	148906
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was circling the particular photo site at 1500' which was located approximately 6 mi to the northeast of the roc airport. I was receiving radar service at the time and was instructed to advise approach when I had another request. At the time I gave my next request which was approximately 5-10 mins later I found that my #1 radio more or less quit. So I turned on #2 and contacted approach on the same frequency I was monitoring (at all times). They came back and informed me that they have been trying to contact me several times. I replied to them to let them know it was my radio, not me. They instructed for me to land as soon as possible, and by no means continuing the photo session. At no time did I discover I had a radio failure until I tried transmitting my next request. Maybe roc approach has their own method. I was VFR, clear of the arsa and watching for my own traffic at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ON PHOTO MISSION BELOW FLOOR OF ARSA HAS NUMBER ONE RADIO FAILURE. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE PHOTO MISSION AND LAND.

Narrative: I WAS CIRCLING THE PARTICULAR PHOTO SITE AT 1500' WHICH WAS LOCATED APPROX 6 MI TO THE NE OF THE ROC ARPT. I WAS RECEIVING RADAR SVC AT THE TIME AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADVISE APCH WHEN I HAD ANOTHER REQUEST. AT THE TIME I GAVE MY NEXT REQUEST WHICH WAS APPROX 5-10 MINS LATER I FOUND THAT MY #1 RADIO MORE OR LESS QUIT. SO I TURNED ON #2 AND CONTACTED APCH ON THE SAME FREQ I WAS MONITORING (AT ALL TIMES). THEY CAME BACK AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT ME SEVERAL TIMES. I REPLIED TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW IT WAS MY RADIO, NOT ME. THEY INSTRUCTED FOR ME TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND BY NO MEANS CONTINUING THE PHOTO SESSION. AT NO TIME DID I DISCOVER I HAD A RADIO FAILURE UNTIL I TRIED XMITTING MY NEXT REQUEST. MAYBE ROC APCH HAS THEIR OWN METHOD. I WAS VFR, CLR OF THE ARSA AND WATCHING FOR MY OWN TFC AT ALL TIMES.

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.

Pilot on photo mission below floor of arsa has number one radio failure. Instructed to discontinue photo mission and land.