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An small aircraft flying close to lck, oh, has a minor conflict with a helicopter. As the small aircraft turns to avoid the helicopter, he flies into class D airspace but quickly turns to exit the airspace. Pilot suspects the radio he was using, failed to operate so the tower never heard his calls for traffic assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373683 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lck |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lck |
| 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 : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 373683 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying south of lck from east to west. Radio contact with lck was attempted with no reply. Traffic was heard and observed at my 9 O'clock position. The controller advised the aircraft (a military helicopter) that he was closing on me. I changed my heading from 270 degrees to 360 degrees to avert a conflict (when I concluded that the helicopter was not going to change his heading). By this time I was in lck's airspace and he heard me state that I was the aircraft they were talking about. I changed my heading back to 270 degrees, and when I cleared the control area received permission to change frequency from lck. Possible penetration into controled airspace without permission. Since the incident I have replaced the battery to my radio and repaired the coax cable. I believe these 2 items contributed to my radio problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA FLYING CLOSE TO LCK, OH, HAS A MINOR CONFLICT WITH A HELI. AS THE SMA TURNS TO AVOID THE HELI, HE FLIES INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE BUT QUICKLY TURNS TO EXIT THE AIRSPACE. PLT SUSPECTS THE RADIO HE WAS USING, FAILED TO OPERATE SO THE TWR NEVER HEARD HIS CALLS FOR TFC ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING S OF LCK FROM E TO W. RADIO CONTACT WITH LCK WAS ATTEMPTED WITH NO REPLY. TFC WAS HEARD AND OBSERVED AT MY 9 O'CLOCK POS. THE CTLR ADVISED THE ACFT (A MIL HELI) THAT HE WAS CLOSING ON ME. I CHANGED MY HDG FROM 270 DEGS TO 360 DEGS TO AVERT A CONFLICT (WHEN I CONCLUDED THAT THE HELI WAS NOT GOING TO CHANGE HIS HEADING). BY THIS TIME I WAS IN LCK'S AIRSPACE AND HE HEARD ME STATE THAT I WAS THE ACFT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. I CHANGED MY HEADING BACK TO 270 DEGS, AND WHEN I CLRED THE CTL AREA RECEIVED PERMISSION TO CHANGE FREQ FROM LCK. POSSIBLE PENETRATION INTO CTLED AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION. SINCE THE INCIDENT I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TO MY RADIO AND REPAIRED THE COAX CABLE. I BELIEVE THESE 2 ITEMS CONTRIBUTED TO MY RADIO PROB.
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.