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Beech 35 bonanza pilot forgot to turn on his transponder while operating under class B airspace due to hurrying to fly away before being caught in WX moving in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ilg.airport |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 540462 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : transponder other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was wanting to leave to beat WX coming in. I took off and didn't turn the transponder on. I hadn't selected a destination in the GPS and so I spent time doing that. After a while, I realized the reply light wasn't flashing and the transponder was off. I turned it on. I should have slowed down, done my navigating on the ground, or waited until the storm passed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECH 35 BONANZA PLT FORGOT TO TURN ON HIS XPONDER WHILE OPERATING UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE DUE TO HURRYING TO FLY AWAY BEFORE BEING CAUGHT IN WX MOVING IN.
Narrative: WAS WANTING TO LEAVE TO BEAT WX COMING IN. I TOOK OFF AND DIDN'T TURN THE XPONDER ON. I HADN'T SELECTED A DEST IN THE GPS AND SO I SPENT TIME DOING THAT. AFTER A WHILE, I REALIZED THE REPLY LIGHT WASN'T FLASHING AND THE XPONDER WAS OFF. I TURNED IT ON. I SHOULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN, DONE MY NAVING ON THE GND, OR WAITED UNTIL THE STORM PASSED.
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.