<< >> NASA ASRS Report 197864, December 1991

Pilot of small aircraft lost 2 radios while on IFR plan approaching jfk. Informed TRACON and reversed course back to point of departure.

Attributes
ACN	197864
Time
Date	199112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
ASRS Report	197864
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying on an IFR flight plan, my 2 radios stopped operating. I informed approach control and requested a heading to leave the area and return to my departure point. After taking the new heading I reached for a sectional chart. While pulling out my VFR sectional chart, I dropped my hand held radio. While picking up the hand held radio, I lost some altitude. I regained the altitude and approach control gave me vectors to my departure point. After landing, I had the electrical system repaired and the voltage light replaced.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LOST 2 RADIOS WHILE ON IFR PLAN APCHING JFK. INFORMED TRACON AND REVERSED COURSE BACK TO POINT OF DEP.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, MY 2 RADIOS STOPPED OPERATING. I INFORMED APCH CTL AND REQUESTED A HDG TO LEAVE THE AREA AND RETURN TO MY DEP POINT. AFTER TAKING THE NEW HDG I REACHED FOR A SECTIONAL CHART. WHILE PULLING OUT MY VFR SECTIONAL CHART, I DROPPED MY HAND HELD RADIO. WHILE PICKING UP THE HAND HELD RADIO, I LOST SOME ALT. I REGAINED THE ALT AND APCH CTL GAVE ME VECTORS TO MY DEP POINT. AFTER LNDG, I HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYS REPAIRED AND THE VOLTAGE LIGHT REPLACED.

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.