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Due to distraction in aircraft reporter mistuned radio frequency and failed to contact correct approach control facility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 107407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cay airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind tracon : day |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 107407 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After switching to day approach frequency of 134.45 I was distracted by a passenger question in the rear of the airplane. I did not notice a lack of other aircraft on this frequency, or consider it unusual since it was a clear evening. After about 25 or 35 mi I realized that I was in ind in approach control airspace and had not received a frequency change. It was at this time that I noticed that my communication radio was tuned to a frequency of 133.45. Rather than contact day approach on 134.45 I called ind approach and advised that I had lost communications with day approach. Ind approach acknowledged my transmission, confirmed assigned altitude and advised type of approach to expect at my destination. I believe that a momentary distraction led to a mischanneling of the radio, delayed the initial call on the frequency and therefore the unintentional loss of communications with day approach control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DUE TO DISTR IN ACFT REPORTER MISTUNED RADIO FREQ AND FAILED TO CONTACT CORRECT APCH CTL FAC.
Narrative: AFTER SWITCHING TO DAY APCH FREQ OF 134.45 I WAS DISTRACTED BY A PAX QUESTION IN THE REAR OF THE AIRPLANE. I DID NOT NOTICE A LACK OF OTHER ACFT ON THIS FREQ, OR CONSIDER IT UNUSUAL SINCE IT WAS A CLEAR EVENING. AFTER ABOUT 25 OR 35 MI I REALIZED THAT I WAS IN IND IN APCH CTL AIRSPACE AND HAD NOT RECEIVED A FREQ CHANGE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I NOTICED THAT MY COM RADIO WAS TUNED TO A FREQ OF 133.45. RATHER THAN CONTACT DAY APCH ON 134.45 I CALLED IND APCH AND ADVISED THAT I HAD LOST COMS WITH DAY APCH. IND APCH ACKNOWLEDGED MY XMISSION, CONFIRMED ASSIGNED ALT AND ADVISED TYPE OF APCH TO EXPECT AT MY DEST. I BELIEVE THAT A MOMENTARY DISTR LED TO A MISCHANNELING OF THE RADIO, DELAYED THE INITIAL CALL ON THE FREQ AND THEREFORE THE UNINTENTIONAL LOSS OF COMS WITH DAY APCH CTL.
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.