Small aircraft aircraft equipment problem radio.

Attributes
ACN	307120
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fok
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fok
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	307120
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While training a student pilot in traffic pattern operations, I encountered MVFR conditions. A mechanic had recently retied some wires going to a portable intercom in the aircraft. This resulted in the instructor's side push-to-talk being rendered temporarily inoperative. The tower controller has extremely poor diction. I usually have my students using the radio from lesson #2 on, and they usually do pretty well. The combination of this controller's poor diction and terse attitude caused this student to delay his response. Before I could unplug the push-to-talk switches and plug in the aircraft microphone, I explained to controller that I was having radio problems and I received a lecture over the frequency while on final at low altitude. I believe the unprofessional-- non standard approach to ATC center creates an unreasonable hazard here at fok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT EQUIP PROB RADIO.

Narrative: WHILE TRAINING A STUDENT PLT IN TFC PATTERN OPS, I ENCOUNTERED MVFR CONDITIONS. A MECH HAD RECENTLY RETIED SOME WIRES GOING TO A PORTABLE INTERCOM IN THE ACFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE INSTRUCTOR'S SIDE PUSH-TO-TALK BEING RENDERED TEMPORARILY INOP. THE TWR CTLR HAS EXTREMELY POOR DICTION. I USUALLY HAVE MY STUDENTS USING THE RADIO FROM LESSON #2 ON, AND THEY USUALLY DO PRETTY WELL. THE COMBINATION OF THIS CTLR'S POOR DICTION AND TERSE ATTITUDE CAUSED THIS STUDENT TO DELAY HIS RESPONSE. BEFORE I COULD UNPLUG THE PUSH-TO-TALK SWITCHES AND PLUG IN THE ACFT MICROPHONE, I EXPLAINED TO CTLR THAT I WAS HAVING RADIO PROBS AND I RECEIVED A LECTURE OVER THE FREQ WHILE ON FINAL AT LOW ALT. I BELIEVE THE UNPROFESSIONAL-- NON STANDARD APCH TO ATC CTR CREATES AN UNREASONABLE HAZARD HERE AT FOK.

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.