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Pilot of an small aircraft sel failed to turn on the transponder during cruise under class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phx airport : iwa |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 303620 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When I departed iwa for flg. I forgot to turn the transponder from standby to altitude reporting. I flew under class B airspace for approximately 5 mins until I realized my problem and turned on the transponder. I should put 'turn on transponder' on the runup checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL FAILED TO TURN ON THE XPONDER DURING CRUISE UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: WHEN I DEPARTED IWA FOR FLG. I FORGOT TO TURN THE XPONDER FROM STANDBY TO ALT RPTING. I FLEW UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR APPROX 5 MINS UNTIL I REALIZED MY PROB AND TURNED ON THE XPONDER. I SHOULD PUT 'TURN ON XPONDER' ON THE RUNUP CHKLIST.
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.