Communication and navigation panel defective. No speaker. Head set did not work. Could transmit but not receive. Pilot became disoriented and overflew lax. Climbed to proper altitude for VFR through TCA and landed hawthorne. Night training flight scheduled.

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Attributes
ACN	172162
Time
Date	199103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax airport : hhr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : hhr tower : oma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	172162
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My communication/navigation panel was defective. I had no speaker. Head phones didn't work except to hear static and yoke microphone button wouldn't key. Inbound to hawthorne airport from seal beach VOR I advised hawthorne I could transmit but not receive and had them acknowledge my xmissions with a 5 count. I declared an emergency inbound from the alondra park (reporting point) I became disoriented when microphone fell out of jack. By the time I reoriented myself I was over lax. I advised hawthorne tower to advise la approach and I continued north to santa monica where I climbed and made a normal TCA crossing back to south side of lax and landed at hawthorne airport. I asked hawthorne tower to apologize to la approach. The flying safety officer of my FBO (at hawthorne) and I discussed the incident and it was agreed that a supervised night orientation flight would be a good idea, which will take place in near future, and prior to next night flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COM AND NAV PANEL DEFECTIVE. NO SPEAKER. HEAD SET DID NOT WORK. COULD TRANSMIT BUT NOT RECEIVE. PLT BECAME DISORIENTED AND OVERFLEW LAX. CLIMBED TO PROPER ALT FOR VFR THROUGH TCA AND LANDED HAWTHORNE. NIGHT TRAINING FLT SCHEDULED.

Narrative: MY COM/NAV PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD NO SPEAKER. HEAD PHONES DIDN'T WORK EXCEPT TO HEAR STATIC AND YOKE MIC BUTTON WOULDN'T KEY. INBND TO HAWTHORNE ARPT FROM SEAL BEACH VOR I ADVISED HAWTHORNE I COULD XMIT BUT NOT RECEIVE AND HAD THEM ACKNOWLEDGE MY XMISSIONS WITH A 5 COUNT. I DECLARED AN EMER INBND FROM THE ALONDRA PARK (RPTING POINT) I BECAME DISORIENTED WHEN MICROPHONE FELL OUT OF JACK. BY THE TIME I REORIENTED MYSELF I WAS OVER LAX. I ADVISED HAWTHORNE TWR TO ADVISE LA APCH AND I CONTINUED N TO SANTA MONICA WHERE I CLBED AND MADE A NORMAL TCA XING BACK TO S SIDE OF LAX AND LANDED AT HAWTHORNE ARPT. I ASKED HAWTHORNE TWR TO APOLOGIZE TO LA APCH. THE FLYING SAFETY OFFICER OF MY FBO (AT HAWTHORNE) AND I DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT AND IT WAS AGREED THAT A SUPERVISED NIGHT ORIENTATION FLT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN NEAR FUTURE, AND PRIOR TO NEXT NIGHT FLT.

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.