 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Loss of radio contact -- pilot loss of communication while on approach. Intercepted localizer and landed safely. Unable to establish radio contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298188 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : grr tower : grr tower : pap |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| 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 : 1100 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 298188 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
14 mi from grr, while on a vector towards the localizer in IMC, I lost radio contact. I flew through the localizer on the assigned heading. When I could not raise approach control and I was picking up clear ice, I decided to turn onto the localizer runway 8R and fly the approach. I then squawked 7700 and tried to raise the tower. I still couldn't raise the tower, but due to ice building I flew the approach and landed. After exiting the runway to the taxiway, I was able to raise ground control on another radio. They said they received the 7700 squawk and gave me a green light gun to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT -- PLT LOSS OF COM WHILE ON APCH. INTERCEPTED LOC AND LANDED SAFELY. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT.
Narrative: 14 MI FROM GRR, WHILE ON A VECTOR TOWARDS THE LOC IN IMC, I LOST RADIO CONTACT. I FLEW THROUGH THE LOC ON THE ASSIGNED HDG. WHEN I COULD NOT RAISE APCH CTL AND I WAS PICKING UP CLR ICE, I DECIDED TO TURN ONTO THE LOC RWY 8R AND FLY THE APCH. I THEN SQUAWKED 7700 AND TRIED TO RAISE THE TWR. I STILL COULDN'T RAISE THE TWR, BUT DUE TO ICE BUILDING I FLEW THE APCH AND LANDED. AFTER EXITING THE RWY TO THE TXWY, I WAS ABLE TO RAISE GND CTL ON ANOTHER RADIO. THEY SAID THEY RECEIVED THE 7700 SQUAWK AND GAVE ME A GREEN LIGHT GUN TO LAND.
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.