<< >> NASA ASRS Report 211570, May 1992

Pilot of a small aircraft aircraft forgot to turn on the altitude encoding, mode 'C' and reset the transponder to the VFR squawk code while flying under a TCA airspace.

Attributes
ACN	211570
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tmb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 63 flight time total : 393 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	211570
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

My mother and I departed kendall-tamiami executive airport with the transponder code still set to the IFR code we had used when coming into the airport earlier that morning. I noticed this well after being clear of the miami TCA and if I recall right, the altitude encoding was not turned on even though we remained well below the TCA's floor. My mother was flying for her first time and I was determined to get back to mem as soon as possible. In my haste, I apparently turned the transponder on but failed to turn on the mode C and return the squawk code to 1200 until before reaching cruise flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMA ACFT FORGOT TO TURN ON THE ALT ENCODING, MODE 'C' AND RESET THE TRANSPONDER TO THE VFR SQUAWK CODE WHILE FLYING UNDER A TCA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: MY MOTHER AND I DEPARTED KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE ARPT WITH THE TRANSPONDER CODE STILL SET TO THE IFR CODE WE HAD USED WHEN COMING INTO THE ARPT EARLIER THAT MORNING. I NOTICED THIS WELL AFTER BEING CLR OF THE MIAMI TCA AND IF I RECALL RIGHT, THE ALT ENCODING WAS NOT TURNED ON EVEN THOUGH WE REMAINED WELL BELOW THE TCA'S FLOOR. MY MOTHER WAS FLYING FOR HER FIRST TIME AND I WAS DETERMINED TO GET BACK TO MEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN MY HASTE, I APPARENTLY TURNED THE TRANSPONDER ON BUT FAILED TO TURN ON THE MODE C AND RETURN THE SQUAWK CODE TO 1200 UNTIL BEFORE REACHING CRUISE 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.