Small aircraft pilot has loss of radio contact with tower on departure, squawks 7600 and departs ars...

Attributes
ACN	190295
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lan
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lan tower : lan
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	190295
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out from lansing, mi, I was instructed to fly runway heading and climb to 3000 ft. At about 400 ft I lost radio communication. I immediately squawked 7600 (I should have put in 7700 for 1 min and then 7600). At this point I forgot what I had told ground of my intended direction of flight. I continued to fly runway heading (28) and climbed to 3000 ft. Once reaching 3000 ft I turned right on course to my home landing strip. I continued to maintain 3000 ft and squawking 7600. Once I was near davis field (at the edge of the arsa) I put in VFR 1200 and continued on my way. I saw no traffic on climb out and on my right turn to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT WITH TWR ON DEP, SQUAWKS 7600 AND DEPARTS ARSA.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM LANSING, MI, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY RWY HDG AND CLB TO 3000 FT. AT ABOUT 400 FT I LOST RADIO COM. I IMMEDIATELY SQUAWKED 7600 (I SHOULD HAVE PUT IN 7700 FOR 1 MIN AND THEN 7600). AT THIS POINT I FORGOT WHAT I HAD TOLD GND OF MY INTENDED DIRECTION OF FLT. I CONTINUED TO FLY RWY HDG (28) AND CLBED TO 3000 FT. ONCE REACHING 3000 FT I TURNED R ON COURSE TO MY HOME LNDG STRIP. I CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT AND SQUAWKING 7600. ONCE I WAS NEAR DAVIS FIELD (AT THE EDGE OF THE ARSA) I PUT IN VFR 1200 AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. I SAW NO TFC ON CLBOUT AND ON MY R TURN TO DEST.

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.

Small aircraft pilot has loss of radio contact with tower on departure, squawks 7600 and departs arsa.