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A small aircraft on approach to sfb was unable to contact the tower due to failure of the communication unit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357463 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sfb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mco tower : sfb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 357463 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In sum: making a practice approach to sfb. Mco switched flight crew to the tower frequency. Called the tower but no response. Assumed that the reason for no reply was the frequency was busy, but found communication failure. Should check and confirm that the communication is operating more often.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SMALL ACFT ON APCH TO SFB WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE TWR DUE TO FAILURE OF THE COM UNIT.
Narrative: IN SUM: MAKING A PRACTICE APCH TO SFB. MCO SWITCHED FLC TO THE TWR FREQ. CALLED THE TWR BUT NO RESPONSE. ASSUMED THAT THE REASON FOR NO REPLY WAS THE FREQ WAS BUSY, BUT FOUND COM FAILURE. SHOULD CHK AND CONFIRM THAT THE COM IS OPERATING MORE OFTEN.
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.