Narrative:

Flight was a 2-SHIP formation of T-6A texan ii aircraft which departed eglin AFB, fl. Clearance was received to operate within W151A in the block altitude surface-16000 ft. Knowing that another flight of T-6A's was operating in the same area, our flight deconflicted with theirs via interplane frequency and took station in the A-4 subdivision of W151A (eastern half of the area, 1/2 way between the north and south boundaries, in a roughly 20 X 20 mi area). Upon completion of formation maneuvering the flight split with the wing man going to operate in the northern half of the A-4 area (a 10 X 20 mi area) to accomplish required single ship maneuvers while I maintained the southern half of A-4. In performing the flight split up, I neglected to obtain a separate squawk for the wing man. After approximately 10 mins of single ship maneuvering, I began my individual recovery back to eglin AFB, receiving clearance to proceed direct and descend to 4000 ft. Approximately 5 mins later, the wing man requested to recover in the same manner. At this time I realized my error, as the controller became quite upset at our having split the flight without obtaining a separate squawk. After a few mins delay, a squawk was obtained for the wing man and both aircraft recovered to eglin AFB without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A T-6 MIL PLT, LEADING A FORMATION FLT, FAILED TO REQUEST A XPONDER CODE FOR HIS WINGMAN DURING SPLIT UP OF THE FLT.

Narrative: FLT WAS A 2-SHIP FORMATION OF T-6A TEXAN II ACFT WHICH DEPARTED EGLIN AFB, FL. CLRNC WAS RECEIVED TO OPERATE WITHIN W151A IN THE BLOCK ALT SURFACE-16000 FT. KNOWING THAT ANOTHER FLT OF T-6A'S WAS OPERATING IN THE SAME AREA, OUR FLT DECONFLICTED WITH THEIRS VIA INTERPLANE FREQ AND TOOK STATION IN THE A-4 SUBDIVISION OF W151A (EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, 1/2 WAY BTWN THE N AND S BOUNDARIES, IN A ROUGHLY 20 X 20 MI AREA). UPON COMPLETION OF FORMATION MANEUVERING THE FLT SPLIT WITH THE WING MAN GOING TO OPERATE IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE A-4 AREA (A 10 X 20 MI AREA) TO ACCOMPLISH REQUIRED SINGLE SHIP MANEUVERS WHILE I MAINTAINED THE SOUTHERN HALF OF A-4. IN PERFORMING THE FLT SPLIT UP, I NEGLECTED TO OBTAIN A SEPARATE SQUAWK FOR THE WING MAN. AFTER APPROX 10 MINS OF SINGLE SHIP MANEUVERING, I BEGAN MY INDIVIDUAL RECOVERY BACK TO EGLIN AFB, RECEIVING CLRNC TO PROCEED DIRECT AND DSND TO 4000 FT. APPROX 5 MINS LATER, THE WING MAN REQUESTED TO RECOVER IN THE SAME MANNER. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED MY ERROR, AS THE CTLR BECAME QUITE UPSET AT OUR HAVING SPLIT THE FLT WITHOUT OBTAINING A SEPARATE SQUAWK. AFTER A FEW MINS DELAY, A SQUAWK WAS OBTAINED FOR THE WING MAN AND BOTH ACFT RECOVERED TO EGLIN AFB WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.