Air carrier has NTSB jumpseat rider. Converses, misses frequency change. Out of contact for a while.

Attributes
ACN	199251
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	199251
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had an NTSB person on the jumpseat. I was the PNF. The jumpseater was a pilot and very friendly. I was carrying on a conversation with him and missed a frequency change. After noticing that it was quiet for a few mins, I tried to raise center with no contact. After finally locating a frequency from a list of frequencys, I was able to raise center. We had flown through 4 frequency changes. Corrective actions: I should have not let the jumpseater distract me. My first officer also should have backed up the radio calls. In the future I will monitor the radio more closely and not let anyone on the jumpseat interfere with my primary flying task.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS NTSB JUMPSEAT RIDER. CONVERSES, MISSES FREQ CHANGE. OUT OF CONTACT FOR A WHILE.

Narrative: I HAD AN NTSB PERSON ON THE JUMPSEAT. I WAS THE PNF. THE JUMPSEATER WAS A PLT AND VERY FRIENDLY. I WAS CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION WITH HIM AND MISSED A FREQ CHANGE. AFTER NOTICING THAT IT WAS QUIET FOR A FEW MINS, I TRIED TO RAISE CENTER WITH NO CONTACT. AFTER FINALLY LOCATING A FREQ FROM A LIST OF FREQS, I WAS ABLE TO RAISE CENTER. WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH 4 FREQ CHANGES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: I SHOULD HAVE NOT LET THE JUMPSEATER DISTRACT ME. MY FO ALSO SHOULD HAVE BACKED UP THE RADIO CALLS. IN THE FUTURE I WILL MONITOR THE RADIO MORE CLOSELY AND NOT LET ANYONE ON THE JUMPSEAT INTERFERE WITH MY PRIMARY FLYING TASK.

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.