Missed frequency change and ATC rerted other aircraft due to lost communication.

Attributes
ACN	300860
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yyj
State Reference	BC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : cyvr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	300860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on radar vectors from anchorage to victoria a frequency handoff was missed or not given. I monitored the ground track for victoria, as well as listened to other aircraft talking to center on the radio. Once receiving the victoria VOR I saw a drift begin and called center telling them I was receiving victoria VOR. Would they like us to go direct? The response was roger cleared direct the victoria VOR. Contact center on frequency. Upon contacting the next frequency they restated the clearance, and then asked if I was aware that they had rerted traffic because of our lack of communication. I responded no. I was unaware of a frequency handoff being missed until I called center.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MISSED FREQ CHANGE AND ATC RERTED OTHER ACFT DUE TO LOST COM.

Narrative: WHILE ON RADAR VECTORS FROM ANCHORAGE TO VICTORIA A FREQ HDOF WAS MISSED OR NOT GIVEN. I MONITORED THE GND TRACK FOR VICTORIA, AS WELL AS LISTENED TO OTHER ACFT TALKING TO CTR ON THE RADIO. ONCE RECEIVING THE VICTORIA VOR I SAW A DRIFT BEGIN AND CALLED CTR TELLING THEM I WAS RECEIVING VICTORIA VOR. WOULD THEY LIKE US TO GO DIRECT? THE RESPONSE WAS ROGER CLRED DIRECT THE VICTORIA VOR. CONTACT CTR ON FREQ. UPON CONTACTING THE NEXT FREQ THEY RESTATED THE CLRNC, AND THEN ASKED IF I WAS AWARE THAT THEY HAD RERTED TFC BECAUSE OF OUR LACK OF COM. I RESPONDED NO. I WAS UNAWARE OF A FREQ HDOF BEING MISSED UNTIL I CALLED CTR.

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.