<< >> NASA ASRS Report 473710, May 2000

A PA32 private pilot departs luk airport VFR with the transponder code indicating an IFR coding used inbound to luk, oh.

Attributes
ACN	473710
Time
Date	200005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : luk.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : vfr enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 340 flight time type : 79
ASRS Report	473710
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a practice ILS approach flown by another pilot into luk and a stop for dinner, I departed luk for nao. On departure I failed to reset the transponder code from the practice approach to 1200 for the VFR flight home. I realized upon landing that the wrong code was in the transponder. I always use the 'lights, camera, action' checklist upon taking the active runway. Unfortunately, for camera I only set the transponder to altitude squawk and I never checked the code. From now on I will use the camera check to set the altitude squawk and check the squawk code. Since I was never in contact with cvg approach I don't' know if I caused any problems by having the wrong squawk code entered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA32 PVT PLT DEPARTS LUK ARPT VFR WITH THE XPONDER CODE INDICATING AN IFR CODING USED INBOUND TO LUK, OH.

Narrative: AFTER A PRACTICE ILS APCH FLOWN BY ANOTHER PLT INTO LUK AND A STOP FOR DINNER, I DEPARTED LUK FOR NAO. ON DEP I FAILED TO RESET THE XPONDER CODE FROM THE PRACTICE APCH TO 1200 FOR THE VFR FLT HOME. I REALIZED UPON LNDG THAT THE WRONG CODE WAS IN THE XPONDER. I ALWAYS USE THE 'LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION' CHKLIST UPON TAKING THE ACTIVE RWY. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR CAMERA I ONLY SET THE XPONDER TO ALT SQUAWK AND I NEVER CHKED THE CODE. FROM NOW ON I WILL USE THE CAMERA CHK TO SET THE ALT SQUAWK AND CHK THE SQUAWK CODE. SINCE I WAS NEVER IN CONTACT WITH CVG APCH I DON'T' KNOW IF I CAUSED ANY PROBS BY HAVING THE WRONG SQUAWK CODE ENTERED.

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.