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SR22 pilot reported disabling radio transmissions by plugging the headset into the wrong jack.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1622359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air/Ground Communication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was solo. Aircraft was familiar but had not flown it in 7 months. Two flights involved. First flight was uneventful; all good. I removed my headset from the aircraft between the first and second flight and; when I plugged it back into the airplane for the second flight; I plugged it into the right side jacks instead of the proper left side jacks (I was sitting on the left side.) unfortunately; I did not notice that I had mistakenly done this. I was operating out of an uncontrolled field and flew to another uncontrolled field. Audio was fine (i.e. I could hear other aircraft at all locations) and I was making standard calls. Unfortunately--and I didn't realize it--my transmissions were not going out. (I do recall thinking the sidetone was different/unusual but I chalked that up to lack of recent experience in this type.) eventually; I realized I wasn't being heard; I asked for radio checks and heard no response. I used my headphones bluetooth capability to call my destination tower and advise them of my situation; telling them I could hear them but not transmit. Over their radio freq they advised me to squawk 7600; which I did. I responded to their directions; including a command to remain outside their class D. Not sure why they didn't try to get me in NORDO but I guess they were busy. I then realized what I had done and fixed the problem. Squawked 1200; contacted tower and advised problem resolved. Rest of flight uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR22 pilot reported disabling radio transmissions by plugging the headset into the wrong jack.
Narrative: I was solo. Aircraft was familiar but had not flown it in 7 months. Two flights involved. First flight was uneventful; all good. I removed my headset from the aircraft between the first and second flight and; when I plugged it back into the airplane for the second flight; I plugged it into the RIGHT side jacks instead of the proper LEFT side jacks (I was sitting on the left side.) Unfortunately; I did not notice that I had mistakenly done this. I was operating out of an uncontrolled field and flew to another uncontrolled field. Audio was fine (i.e. I could hear other aircraft at all locations) and I was making standard calls. Unfortunately--and I didn't realize it--my transmissions were not going out. (I do recall thinking the sidetone was different/unusual but I chalked that up to lack of recent experience in this type.) Eventually; I realized I wasn't being heard; I asked for radio checks and heard no response. I used my headphones Bluetooth capability to call my destination tower and advise them of my situation; telling them I could hear them but not transmit. Over their radio freq they advised me to squawk 7600; which I did. I responded to their directions; including a command to remain outside their Class D. Not sure why they didn't try to get me in NORDO but I guess they were busy. I then realized what I had done and fixed the problem. Squawked 1200; contacted tower and advised problem resolved. Rest of flight uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.