Small aircraft scheduled carrier makes takeoff with intermittent radio.

Attributes
ACN	233103
Time
Date	199302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bet
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bet
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 168 flight time total : 4117 flight time type : 2074
ASRS Report	233103
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off with radio intermittently inoperative. Received light gun signals with the aid of another marine radio in aircraft by calling operations and having them call tower. Cause: I started the day with radio inoperative because of cold WX (-20 degrees F). Fixed the problem by warming up the radio. Then loaded passenger into aircraft after starting and warming up. Tried to start aircraft again but solenoid went inoperative. Basically, it was a typical day of 'jumping through hoops' and fixing problems. I initially saw what I did as the simplest way to solve the problem without focusing on the repercussions. Part of the problem was going too fast for my own good and getting caught up in the heat of the moment. I believe this is an obvious human factors error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SCHEDULED CARRIER MAKES TKOF WITH INTERMITTENT RADIO.

Narrative: TOOK OFF WITH RADIO INTERMITTENTLY INOP. RECEIVED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS WITH THE AID OF ANOTHER MARINE RADIO IN ACFT BY CALLING OPS AND HAVING THEM CALL TWR. CAUSE: I STARTED THE DAY WITH RADIO INOP BECAUSE OF COLD WX (-20 DEGS F). FIXED THE PROB BY WARMING UP THE RADIO. THEN LOADED PAX INTO ACFT AFTER STARTING AND WARMING UP. TRIED TO START ACFT AGAIN BUT SOLENOID WENT INOP. BASICALLY, IT WAS A TYPICAL DAY OF 'JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS' AND FIXING PROBS. I INITIALLY SAW WHAT I DID AS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SOLVE THE PROB WITHOUT FOCUSING ON THE REPERCUSSIONS. PART OF THE PROB WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR MY OWN GOOD AND GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS HUMAN FACTORS ERROR.

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.