<< >> NASA ASRS Report 170548, February 1991

Small aircraft pilot claims radio communication problem caused the unauthorized penetration of air traffic area at lgb prior to calling tower.

Attributes
ACN	170548
Time
Date	199102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb tower : sac
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 42 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	170548
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying from thermal direct to lgb with riverside departure, after passing the paradise VOR on the way to fullerton, I was never passed off. Needing to descend before reaching fullerton, I called up riverside departure and then lost all radio communication. Descending down to 4500' to go under lax TCA I tried to call up coast approach, but everything was silent. The WX was haze and smog. Soon after finding my location on the terminal area chart I was over the 605 and 91 freeway in lgb's control zone with no radio communication. After doing 2 360 degree turns I replaced the fuse and received permission to land at lgb on 25R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT CLAIMS RADIO COM PROBLEM CAUSED THE UNAUTH PENETRATION OF ATA AT LGB PRIOR TO CALLING TWR.

Narrative: FLYING FROM THERMAL DIRECT TO LGB WITH RIVERSIDE DEP, AFTER PASSING THE PARADISE VOR ON THE WAY TO FULLERTON, I WAS NEVER PASSED OFF. NEEDING TO DSND BEFORE REACHING FULLERTON, I CALLED UP RIVERSIDE DEP AND THEN LOST ALL RADIO COM. DSNDING DOWN TO 4500' TO GO UNDER LAX TCA I TRIED TO CALL UP COAST APCH, BUT EVERYTHING WAS SILENT. THE WX WAS HAZE AND SMOG. SOON AFTER FINDING MY LOCATION ON THE TERMINAL AREA CHART I WAS OVER THE 605 AND 91 FREEWAY IN LGB'S CTL ZONE WITH NO RADIO COM. AFTER DOING 2 360 DEG TURNS I REPLACED THE FUSE AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND AT LGB ON 25R.

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.