<< >> NASA ASRS Report 353308, November 1996

After his transmitter failed, reporter climbed to fly over the mco TCA class B airspace. He thinks he never entered it. He squawked 7700 and then 7600.

Attributes
ACN	353308
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jax airport : sua
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Navion Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 350
ASRS Report	353308
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft lost transmit capability after first contact with approach control. Aircraft was by pilot judgement in uncontrolled space. Pilot followed no radio procedure 7700 1 min, 7600 after. Aircraft continued on, ascended to 10500 ft to clear orl airspace, deviated course to southwest to clear kennedy restr space, continued to stuart field, fl. Observed traffic and made appropriate landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER HIS XMITTER FAILED, RPTR CLBED TO FLY OVER THE MCO TCA CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE THINKS HE NEVER ENTERED IT. HE SQUAWKED 7700 AND THEN 7600.

Narrative: ACFT LOST XMIT CAPABILITY AFTER FIRST CONTACT WITH APCH CTL. ACFT WAS BY PLT JUDGEMENT IN UNCTLED SPACE. PLT FOLLOWED NO RADIO PROC 7700 1 MIN, 7600 AFTER. ACFT CONTINUED ON, ASCENDED TO 10500 FT TO CLR ORL AIRSPACE, DEVIATED COURSE TO SW TO CLR KENNEDY RESTR SPACE, CONTINUED TO STUART FIELD, FL. OBSERVED TFC AND MADE APPROPRIATE LNDG.

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.