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Instructor pilot reported taking off with incorrect transponder code and cited lack of flying due to the covid-19 as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| 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 | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff Parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 550 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Squawked VFR (1200) in the sfra. Returned to work as flight instructor after being gone for about three months due to closures caused by the covid-19 virus. First day back at ZZZ. Flying with xx year old student who tends to skip around checklists (it was his first day back; too); I usually watch him like a hawk because of this tendency. Still; he managed to miss the 'transponder' item and somehow it got past me. Even still; I normally double (sometimes triple) check the transponder as part of my pre-takeoff flow. Because of my extended absence and lack of proficiency in the sfra; I forgot to double check and took off with 1200 on the transponder. In order to resolve this issue; I need to keep a closer watch on my students; as I am the PIC. Aircraft is based in ZZZ; so transponder should be set to 12XX as its default squawk code. I must be more adamant about checking my transponder before takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Instructor pilot reported taking off with incorrect transponder code and cited lack of flying due to the COVID-19 as a contributing factor.
Narrative: Squawked VFR (1200) in the SFRA. Returned to work as flight instructor after being gone for about three months due to closures caused by the COVID-19 Virus. First day back at ZZZ. Flying with XX year old student who tends to skip around checklists (it was his first day back; too); I usually watch him like a hawk because of this tendency. Still; he managed to miss the 'transponder' item and somehow it got past me. Even still; I normally double (sometimes triple) check the transponder as part of my pre-takeoff flow. Because of my extended absence and lack of proficiency in the SFRA; I forgot to double check and took off with 1200 on the transponder. In order to resolve this issue; I need to keep a closer watch on my students; as I am the PIC. Aircraft is based in ZZZ; so transponder should be set to 12XX as its default squawk code. I must be more adamant about checking my transponder before takeoff.
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.