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Piper pilot unsuccessful in using flight following due to poor radio reception and controller termination of service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mht.airport |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mht.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 443632 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I contacted mht approach to requires flight following and radar vectors to the nashua airport. I had problems with the communications with the clear who claimed she was having problems receiving my xmissions. The reason I requested radar vectors to ash was because there was parachute jumping at the pepperell airport which was between me and ash. I noticed that I was very close to pepperell and at this time approach called and asked if I had made the turn 30 degrees to the right as requested. I said I believed that I had and that my current heading was 060 degrees. She then canceled flight following service. I turned left 30 degrees and contacted ash for a left base to runway 32.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PLT UNSUCCESSFUL IN USING FLT FOLLOWING DUE TO POOR RADIO RECEPTION AND CTLR TERMINATION OF SVC.
Narrative: I CONTACTED MHT APCH TO REQUIRES FLT FOLLOWING AND RADAR VECTORS TO THE NASHUA ARPT. I HAD PROBS WITH THE COMS WITH THE CLR WHO CLAIMED SHE WAS HAVING PROBS RECEIVING MY XMISSIONS. THE REASON I REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO ASH WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS PARACHUTE JUMPING AT THE PEPPERELL ARPT WHICH WAS BTWN ME AND ASH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS VERY CLOSE TO PEPPERELL AND AT THIS TIME APCH CALLED AND ASKED IF I HAD MADE THE TURN 30 DEGS TO THE R AS REQUESTED. I SAID I BELIEVED THAT I HAD AND THAT MY CURRENT HDG WAS 060 DEGS. SHE THEN CANCELED FLT FOLLOWING SVC. I TURNED L 30 DEGS AND CONTACTED ASH FOR A L BASE TO RWY 32.
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.