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DC9-30 aircraft instructed to contact ATC on another frequency. Flight crew wrote down the wrong frequency and unable to establish contact, then forgot for awhile. Then looked up frequency off charts and re-established communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : tpa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 404130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ZNY issued a frequency change to 127.17. Both of us wrote it down that way. I made several attempts with no contact. I became distracted (don't remember by what) and forgot to keep trying. Approximately 50 mi east of buf I noticed it was and had been very quiet -- remembered I hadn't pursued the no contact, and pulled ATC frequency off the charts. The correct frequency should have been 127.47, not .17. I have no excuse for not staying on task and should have not put the microphone down 'til I had contact with ATC. It was a beautiful slow saturday morning and I simply got complacent. My apologies for the extra work for ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC9-30 ACFT INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT ATC ON ANOTHER FREQ. FLC WROTE DOWN THE WRONG FREQ AND UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT, THEN FORGOT FOR AWHILE. THEN LOOKED UP FREQ OFF CHARTS AND RE-ESTABLISHED COM.
Narrative: ZNY ISSUED A FREQ CHANGE TO 127.17. BOTH OF US WROTE IT DOWN THAT WAY. I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH NO CONTACT. I BECAME DISTRACTED (DON'T REMEMBER BY WHAT) AND FORGOT TO KEEP TRYING. APPROX 50 MI E OF BUF I NOTICED IT WAS AND HAD BEEN VERY QUIET -- REMEMBERED I HADN'T PURSUED THE NO CONTACT, AND PULLED ATC FREQ OFF THE CHARTS. THE CORRECT FREQ SHOULD HAVE BEEN 127.47, NOT .17. I HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR NOT STAYING ON TASK AND SHOULD HAVE NOT PUT THE MIKE DOWN 'TIL I HAD CONTACT WITH ATC. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SLOW SATURDAY MORNING AND I SIMPLY GOT COMPLACENT. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE EXTRA WORK FOR ATC.
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.