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Small aircraft pilot suffers aircraft radio equipment problem, is unable to establish radio contact with vps approach controller and allows 'jumpers away!'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360617 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cew |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : vps |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 1344 flight time type : 157 |
| ASRS Report | 360617 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On feb/sun/97, I was flying a load of skydivers when my radio stopped working. I was told on the ground that I could continue flying the skydivers, because I was in class east airspace and because I was in class east airspace the FARS state that I don't have to have 2-WAY communication. A total of 4 paradrops were made without communications or advisories to eglin approach control. I went home and studied the FARS under part 105. I believe that after reading FARS 105.14, and far 105.19 that I was in violation. It is my fault for not being more up to date on the FARS. In the future I will not fly skydivers unless I have ATC authority/authorized and 2-WAY communication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT SUFFERS ACFT RADIO EQUIP PROB, IS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH VPS APCH CTLR AND ALLOWS 'JUMPERS AWAY!'
Narrative: ON FEB/SUN/97, I WAS FLYING A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS WHEN MY RADIO STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD ON THE GND THAT I COULD CONTINUE FLYING THE SKYDIVERS, BECAUSE I WAS IN CLASS E AIRSPACE AND BECAUSE I WAS IN CLASS E AIRSPACE THE FARS STATE THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE 2-WAY COM. A TOTAL OF 4 PARADROPS WERE MADE WITHOUT COMS OR ADVISORIES TO EGLIN APCH CTL. I WENT HOME AND STUDIED THE FARS UNDER PART 105. I BELIEVE THAT AFTER READING FARS 105.14, AND FAR 105.19 THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION. IT IS MY FAULT FOR NOT BEING MORE UP TO DATE ON THE FARS. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT FLY SKYDIVERS UNLESS I HAVE ATC AUTH AND 2-WAY COM.
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.