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Private pilot of small aircraft sel lost radio communications during IFR in IMC and deviated later altitude and track under VFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 276111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 artcc : zkc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 2465 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 276111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Flying IFR flight plan between deer park and kennedy vors, lost radio and electrical navigation equipment. I continued flight plan route staying west of airway over low overcast to broken to scattered poor visibility below. Good visibility at 6000 ft coming up on the new jersey shore. I descended to 4000 ft which I had on many prior flts been instructed to do by new york departure. New york approach tried to contact me and the controller realized I had a radio failure. I could hear him on my hand-held but apparently he could not hear me. When further away from new york airspace, I naved with hand- held toward pne. I checked my fuel and switched tanks. Fuel would be no problem. I turned on and off the alternator and left switch on. Sometime later, the navigation/communication came up. I called phl approach and told the approach controller bout my navigation/communication failure. He gave me altitude instructions and cleared for ILS 24 approach which I flew in and landed without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF SMA SEL LOST RADIO COMS DURING IFR IN IMC AND DEVIATED LATER ALT AND TRACK UNDER VFR.
Narrative: FLYING IFR FLT PLAN BTWN DEER PARK AND KENNEDY VORS, LOST RADIO AND ELECTRICAL NAV EQUIP. I CONTINUED FLT PLAN RTE STAYING W OF AIRWAY OVER LOW OVCST TO BROKEN TO SCATTERED POOR VISIBILITY BELOW. GOOD VISIBILITY AT 6000 FT COMING UP ON THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. I DSNDED TO 4000 FT WHICH I HAD ON MANY PRIOR FLTS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO BY NEW YORK DEP. NEW YORK APCH TRIED TO CONTACT ME AND THE CTLR REALIZED I HAD A RADIO FAILURE. I COULD HEAR HIM ON MY HAND-HELD BUT APPARENTLY HE COULD NOT HEAR ME. WHEN FURTHER AWAY FROM NEW YORK AIRSPACE, I NAVED WITH HAND- HELD TOWARD PNE. I CHKED MY FUEL AND SWITCHED TANKS. FUEL WOULD BE NO PROB. I TURNED ON AND OFF THE ALTERNATOR AND LEFT SWITCH ON. SOMETIME LATER, THE NAV/COM CAME UP. I CALLED PHL APCH AND TOLD THE APCH CTLR BOUT MY NAV/COM FAILURE. HE GAVE ME ALT INSTRUCTIONS AND CLRED FOR ILS 24 APCH WHICH I FLEW IN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.