Narrative:

IFR, on and off instruments, and it became clear (from approach control responses) that I had lost radio transmitter capabilities. Approach control advised of level 4-5 cumulo nimbus in a continuous line over mountainous terrain on my route. I encountered a local VFR WX region so I transmitted (which was not received) an IFR flight plan cancellation and descended in a tight turn to remain VFR until I got below the cloud layers. Seeing my rapid altitude change, approach declared an emergency for me and provided me vectors and clearance for landing at the local airport. I followed instructions by identing and turning my transponder on/off. I kept the transponder on the assigned code as I had not lost all communication capability, only transmit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST COMS XMITTING ABILITY DURING AN IFR FLT WHILE ENCOUNTERING WX TSTM BUILD-UPS. AFTER THE RPTR REALIZED THAT ATC WAS NOT RECEIVING HIM, BUT HE WAS RECEIVING THEM, HE TIRED TO CANCEL IFR AND MADE A TIGHT DSNDING TURN TO AVOID WX AND CONTINUE IN VFR CONDITIONS. WHEN ATC NOTICED RPTR'S ACFT IN TIGHT DSCNT, THEY DECLARED AN EMER FOR HIM AND VECTORED HIM TO A NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: IFR, ON AND OFF INSTS, AND IT BECAME CLR (FROM APCH CTL RESPONSES) THAT I HAD LOST RADIO XMITTER CAPABILITIES. APCH CTL ADVISED OF LEVEL 4-5 CUMULO NIMBUS IN A CONTINUOUS LINE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON MY RTE. I ENCOUNTERED A LCL VFR WX REGION SO I XMITTED (WHICH WAS NOT RECEIVED) AN IFR FLT PLAN CANCELLATION AND DSNDED IN A TIGHT TURN TO REMAIN VFR UNTIL I GOT BELOW THE CLOUD LAYERS. SEEING MY RAPID ALT CHANGE, APCH DECLARED AN EMER FOR ME AND PROVIDED ME VECTORS AND CLRNC FOR LNDG AT THE LCL ARPT. I FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS BY IDENTING AND TURNING MY XPONDER ON/OFF. I KEPT THE XPONDER ON THE ASSIGNED CODE AS I HAD NOT LOST ALL COM CAPABILITY, ONLY XMIT.

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.