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Private pilot of an small aircraft lost radio communications and became low on fuel. While attempting to restore communication, was forced to land at first available airport. A successful landing was made at hpn without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1327 flight time type : 320 |
| ASRS Report | 513342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : radio com failure other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lost radios in-flight. Trying to fix the problem, got disoriented. When low on fuel, no radios, landed on runway 34 at westchester airport where a mechanic fixed my problem (some loose connections). I gassed up and left, following procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA LOST RADIO COMS AND BECAME LOW ON FUEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE COM, WAS FORCED TO LAND AT FIRST AVAILABLE ARPT. A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT HPN WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: LOST RADIOS INFLT. TRYING TO FIX THE PROB, GOT DISORIENTED. WHEN LOW ON FUEL, NO RADIOS, LANDED ON RWY 34 AT WESTCHESTER ARPT WHERE A MECH FIXED MY PROB (SOME LOOSE CONNECTIONS). I GASSED UP AND LEFT, FOLLOWING PROCS.
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.