Unable to contact mia departure on the ground at hwo, flight crew of C550 took off into presidential...

Attributes
ACN	632701
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwo.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 460 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	632701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our flight was scheduled on oct/fri/04 at approximately XA30 departing to ewy. The PIC filed the IFR flight plan with FSS. The control tower at hwo was closed at our departure time. We unsuccessfully attempted to contact mia departure. While on the ground to activate the IFR flight plan, the PIC made the decision to depart VFR. Once airborne, immediately turned north, squawked 1200, climbed to 1200 ft MSL and activate the IFR flight plan with mia departure. At 500 ft MSL we attempted to contact mia departure. I could hear mia but they did not answer my multiple radio calls. I then attempted to contact both mia and fll on numerous frequencys. Continuing to try different frequencys, again I could hear xmissions, but they did not respond to my xmissions. Ultimately mia approach replied to our xmissions and assigned a transponder code identing our aircraft 20 NM west of hwo at 2500 ft MSL. Mia then activated our filed IFR flight plan to key west. Then mia asked for PIC's name and requested the PIC contact mia via telephone upon landing in key west. We had entered the presidential tfr without a clearance. We landed at ewy uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO CONTACT MIA DEP ON THE GND AT HWO, FLT CREW OF C550 TOOK OFF INTO PRESIDENTIAL TFR.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS SCHEDULED ON OCT/FRI/04 AT APPROX XA30 DEPARTING TO EWY. THE PIC FILED THE IFR FLT PLAN WITH FSS. THE CTL TWR AT HWO WAS CLOSED AT OUR DEP TIME. WE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MIA DEP. WHILE ON THE GND TO ACTIVATE THE IFR FLT PLAN, THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO DEPART VFR. ONCE AIRBORNE, IMMEDIATELY TURNED N, SQUAWKED 1200, CLBED TO 1200 FT MSL AND ACTIVATE THE IFR FLT PLAN WITH MIA DEP. AT 500 FT MSL WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MIA DEP. I COULD HEAR MIA BUT THEY DID NOT ANSWER MY MULTIPLE RADIO CALLS. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT BOTH MIA AND FLL ON NUMEROUS FREQS. CONTINUING TO TRY DIFFERENT FREQS, AGAIN I COULD HEAR XMISSIONS, BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY XMISSIONS. ULTIMATELY MIA APCH REPLIED TO OUR XMISSIONS AND ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE IDENTING OUR ACFT 20 NM W OF HWO AT 2500 FT MSL. MIA THEN ACTIVATED OUR FILED IFR FLT PLAN TO KEY WEST. THEN MIA ASKED FOR PIC'S NAME AND REQUESTED THE PIC CONTACT MIA VIA TELEPHONE UPON LNDG IN KEY WEST. WE HAD ENTERED THE PRESIDENTIAL TFR WITHOUT A CLRNC. WE LANDED AT EWY UNEVENTFULLY.

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.

Unable to contact mia departure on the ground at hwo, flight crew of C550 took off into presidential tfr.