Small aircraft pilot incorrectly tunes frequency believing it 06C unicom when actually transmitting on pwk tower frequency.

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Attributes
ACN	426655
Time
Date	199901
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 06c airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 945 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	426655
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed pwk with student. Proceeded to schaumburg for traffic patterns. Changed the #1 radio to unicom, did not realize I was transmitting on #2, pwk tower. Tower called schaumburg and I realized my mistake. In the future, I will brief all students on the possibility of this and verify the radio I am transmitting on so this embarrassing situation does not happen again. I did call tower and apologize.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT INCORRECTLY TUNES FREQ BELIEVING IT 06C UNICOM WHEN ACTUALLY XMITTING ON PWK TWR FREQ.

Narrative: DEPARTED PWK WITH STUDENT. PROCEEDED TO SCHAUMBURG FOR TFC PATTERNS. CHANGED THE #1 RADIO TO UNICOM, DID NOT REALIZE I WAS XMITTING ON #2, PWK TWR. TWR CALLED SCHAUMBURG AND I REALIZED MY MISTAKE. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BRIEF ALL STUDENTS ON THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS AND VERIFY THE RADIO I AM XMITTING ON SO THIS EMBARRASSING SIT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DID CALL TWR AND APOLOGIZE.

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.