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C152 pilot in the los angeles basin discovers his radio inoperative, his handheld not transmitting, does the right thing and arrives at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 520586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sct.tracon |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12.0 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 520586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight plan from apv airport to lgb. En route, I discovered that the aircraft radio quit operating. I used my handheld radio. I called socal approach and was told that they could hear my carrier tone only. I could receive loud and clear. Because I could not transmit, I decided to divert to an uncontrolled airport (ajo). After landing, I telephoned socal approach and asked for a clearance to lgb. They said ok and gave me a squawk code. I gave them a departure time (XA20) and took off from ajo at that time. En route, socal asked if I could read them, and if I could, to identify, which I did. I was cleared to land at lgb with no further incidents.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 PLT IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN DISCOVERS HIS RADIO INOP, HIS HANDHELD NOT XMITTING, DOES THE RIGHT THING AND ARRIVES AT DEST.
Narrative: FLT PLAN FROM APV ARPT TO LGB. ENRTE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACFT RADIO QUIT OPERATING. I USED MY HANDHELD RADIO. I CALLED SOCAL APCH AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD HEAR MY CARRIER TONE ONLY. I COULD RECEIVE LOUD AND CLR. BECAUSE I COULD NOT XMIT, I DECIDED TO DIVERT TO AN UNCTLED ARPT (AJO). AFTER LNDG, I TELEPHONED SOCAL APCH AND ASKED FOR A CLRNC TO LGB. THEY SAID OK AND GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE. I GAVE THEM A DEP TIME (XA20) AND TOOK OFF FROM AJO AT THAT TIME. ENRTE, SOCAL ASKED IF I COULD READ THEM, AND IF I COULD, TO IDENT, WHICH I DID. I WAS CLRED TO LAND AT LGB WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
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.