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Pilot of C172 rental aircraft not familiar with the radio setup inadvertently switches from #2 communication with approach to #1 communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jvc |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msn tracon : rfd |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 407700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying IFR in VMC in a C172 belonging to a club I recently joined, I inadvertently switched communications from #2 with approach to #1. I realized the error several mins later and checked back with approach. I was told to contact msn approach, who told me they had been looking for me. Contributing factors: new airplane (to me) and unfamiliar with audio panel operation. Lack of recent experience in IFR system -- rusty communication technique. Experimenting with autoplt with which I was unfamiliar -- attention diverted from radio operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C172 RENTAL ACFT NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RADIO SETUP INADVERTENTLY SWITCHES FROM #2 COM WITH APCH TO #1 COM.
Narrative: FLYING IFR IN VMC IN A C172 BELONGING TO A CLUB I RECENTLY JOINED, I INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED COMS FROM #2 WITH APCH TO #1. I REALIZED THE ERROR SEVERAL MINS LATER AND CHKED BACK WITH APCH. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MSN APCH, WHO TOLD ME THEY HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR ME. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NEW AIRPLANE (TO ME) AND UNFAMILIAR WITH AUDIO PANEL OP. LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN IFR SYS -- RUSTY COM TECHNIQUE. EXPERIMENTING WITH AUTOPLT WITH WHICH I WAS UNFAMILIAR -- ATTN DIVERTED FROM RADIO OP.
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.