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PA28 pilot expressed frustration regarding poor radio reception on N90 frequency 133.10 between bdr and mad at approximately 6000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 658657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 658657 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : n90.tracon |
Narrative:
Ny approach frequency 133.10 is garbled. It has the quality of a 'digital all phone and voice activated microphone' combined. Lots of 'say again' requests by pilots. I have reported this numerous times the past 2 yrs. On thu/may/05 I heard a confused jet pilot (foreign regulation) mistake his assigned altitude 6000 for FL290. Bad enough there is a language barrier; but ATC needs to fix their radios.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PLT EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION REGARDING POOR RADIO RECEPTION ON N90 FREQ 133.10 BETWEEN BDR AND MAD AT APPROX 6000 FT.
Narrative: NY APCH FREQ 133.10 IS GARBLED. IT HAS THE QUALITY OF A 'DIGITAL ALL PHONE AND VOICE ACTIVATED MIC' COMBINED. LOTS OF 'SAY AGAIN' REQUESTS BY PLTS. I HAVE RPTED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES THE PAST 2 YRS. ON THU/MAY/05 I HEARD A CONFUSED JET PLT (FOREIGN REG) MISTAKE HIS ASSIGNED ALT 6000 FOR FL290. BAD ENOUGH THERE IS A LANGUAGE BARRIER; BUT ATC NEEDS TO FIX THEIR RADIOS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.