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Pilot of an small aircraft private aircraft experienced radio communication problem during an IFR flight but subsequently isolated the faulty radio receiver and continued a return flight using the other radios.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bur |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bur tower : bur |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v184 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 241887 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The flight was from poc to bur on an IFR flight plan. I had never flown this particular aircraft before. The purpose was to get some actual IFR for currency. Poc was 1200 ft broken, bur was 2000 ft broken. I checked each of the 3 radios on the ground for reception. I used 2 for transmission. When I was handed off from ont departure to bur approach I was not acknowledged by bur. I went back to ont and they said bur heard my transmission. I did not hear their response. I went back to bur on another radio and got a poor reception but was able to communicate and complete the IFR approach and land. On the ground I had difficulty again. By switching radios while communicating with ground I found the faulty radio. By that time ground was advising me to get radio service before departure. As I now knew I had 2 good radios I felt it safe to get the aircraft back to home base. I did not want to tie up a busy frequency to explain. I am certain the tower felt I was at risk and frustrated that I could not clear it up without disrupting other communications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA PVT ACFT EXPERIENCED RADIO COM PROB DURING AN IFR FLT BUT SUBSEQUENTLY ISOLATED THE FAULTY RADIO RECEIVER AND CONTINUED A RETURN FLT USING THE OTHER RADIOS.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS FROM POC TO BUR ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. I HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS PARTICULAR ACFT BEFORE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO GET SOME ACTUAL IFR FOR CURRENCY. POC WAS 1200 FT BROKEN, BUR WAS 2000 FT BROKEN. I CHKED EACH OF THE 3 RADIOS ON THE GND FOR RECEPTION. I USED 2 FOR XMISSION. WHEN I WAS HANDED OFF FROM ONT DEP TO BUR APCH I WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY BUR. I WENT BACK TO ONT AND THEY SAID BUR HEARD MY XMISSION. I DID NOT HEAR THEIR RESPONSE. I WENT BACK TO BUR ON ANOTHER RADIO AND GOT A POOR RECEPTION BUT WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND COMPLETE THE IFR APCH AND LAND. ON THE GND I HAD DIFFICULTY AGAIN. BY SWITCHING RADIOS WHILE COMMUNICATING WITH GND I FOUND THE FAULTY RADIO. BY THAT TIME GND WAS ADVISING ME TO GET RADIO SVC BEFORE DEP. AS I NOW KNEW I HAD 2 GOOD RADIOS I FELT IT SAFE TO GET THE ACFT BACK TO HOME BASE. I DID NOT WANT TO TIE UP A BUSY FREQ TO EXPLAIN. I AM CERTAIN THE TWR FELT I WAS AT RISK AND FRUSTRATED THAT I COULD NOT CLR IT UP WITHOUT DISRUPTING OTHER COMS.
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.