A cessna 501 in climb at 14000 ft lost communication for 3 mins with ATC due to wrong radio switched...

Attributes
ACN	467940
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bhm.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation I/SP
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	467940
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Switched wrong radio, lost communication for approximately 3 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 501 IN CLB AT 14000 FT LOST COM FOR 3 MINS WITH ATC DUE TO WRONG RADIO SWITCHED.

Narrative: SWITCHED WRONG RADIO, LOST COM FOR APPROX 3 MINS.

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.