Entered arsa without contact.

Attributes
ACN	104532
Time
Date	198902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bec
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ict tower : bec
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	104532
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small transport departed beech field in wichita at approximately xxam local for in-flight checks on aircraft autoplt and navigation systems which had recently undergone repairs. The flight consisted of VFR airwork to hutchinson, ks, where 2 ILS approachs were flown and then a return leg to beech field. ATC flight following was not utilized during the flight. On the return leg to wichita, at 5500', navigation equipment checks were still in process when radio equipment appeared to malfunction on beech factory tower frequency of 126.8. Numerous calls were initiated attempting to obtain radio contact to report our position. Finally, after numerous manipulations with the radio equipment, contact with beech tower was established. The increased crew workload precipitated by the equipment chkouts and subsequent communication problems resulted in a late descent thereby effecting entry into the wichita arsa. In the future I will utilize wichita approach flight following for all VFR flts to assist in preventing this situation from happening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENTERED ARSA WITHOUT CONTACT.

Narrative: SMT DEPARTED BEECH FIELD IN WICHITA AT APPROX XXAM LCL FOR INFLT CHKS ON ACFT AUTOPLT AND NAV SYSTEMS WHICH HAD RECENTLY UNDERGONE REPAIRS. THE FLT CONSISTED OF VFR AIRWORK TO HUTCHINSON, KS, WHERE 2 ILS APCHS WERE FLOWN AND THEN A RETURN LEG TO BEECH FIELD. ATC FLT FOLLOWING WAS NOT UTILIZED DURING THE FLT. ON THE RETURN LEG TO WICHITA, AT 5500', NAV EQUIP CHKS WERE STILL IN PROCESS WHEN RADIO EQUIP APPEARED TO MALFUNCTION ON BEECH FACTORY TWR FREQ OF 126.8. NUMEROUS CALLS WERE INITIATED ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN RADIO CONTACT TO RPT OUR POS. FINALLY, AFTER NUMEROUS MANIPULATIONS WITH THE RADIO EQUIP, CONTACT WITH BEECH TWR WAS ESTABLISHED. THE INCREASED CREW WORKLOAD PRECIPITATED BY THE EQUIP CHKOUTS AND SUBSEQUENT COM PROBS RESULTED IN A LATE DSCNT THEREBY EFFECTING ENTRY INTO THE WICHITA ARSA. IN THE FUTURE I WILL UTILIZE WICHITA APCH FLT FOLLOWING FOR ALL VFR FLTS TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING THIS SITUATION FROM HAPPENING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.