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A C172 pilot is concerned that there is no way to get a hold of ATC on the ground at ogm to obtain a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ogm.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time total : 3800 |
| ASRS Report | 619510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Facility FAA |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : zmp.artcc |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : ogm.airport |
Narrative:
Clearance problem. Could not contact ATC on ground. No phone on airport. No cell phone coverage. Tried to get clearance in the air. I believe this is a safety issue. They need remote transmitter on airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT IS CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO GET A HOLD OF ATC ON THE GND AT OGM TO OBTAIN A CLRNC.
Narrative: CLRNC PROB. COULD NOT CONTACT ATC ON GND. NO PHONE ON ARPT. NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE. TRIED TO GET CLRNC IN THE AIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY NEED REMOTE XMITTER ON ARPT.
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.