A PA-22 pilot forgets to set the transponder to 1200.

Attributes
ACN	585892
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid.artcc
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	585892
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on a pleasure flight to a number of small airports in the dayton and cincinnati vicinity, a series of inadequate preflight inspections caused me to overlook the fact that the transponder was inadvertently set to the wrong squawk code. Should have been on 1200 for the entire time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA-22 PLT FORGETS TO SET THE XPONDER TO 1200.

Narrative: WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLT TO A NUMBER OF SMALL ARPTS IN THE DAYTON AND CINCINNATI VICINITY, A SERIES OF INADEQUATE PREFLT INSPECTIONS CAUSED ME TO OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT THE XPONDER WAS INADVERTENTLY SET TO THE WRONG SQUAWK CODE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON 1200 FOR THE ENTIRE TIME.

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.