Pilot of light aircraft on IFR flight experiences communication failure in IMC shortly after takeoff...

Attributes
ACN	113774
Time
Date	198906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2262 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	113774
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After IFR departure from ann arbor airport I established radio communication with detroit approach. Shortly after establishing contact I began to experience radio trouble and lost complete communication. I was able to get the radio to receive after a couple minutes but not transmit. I then responded to ATC instructions by identing my transponder, I was then vectored for the ILS 3 left at detroit metropolitan airport which I shot and landed then taxied to the cargo ramp with no transmitting capabilities throughout the entire time period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT ACFT ON IFR FLT EXPERIENCES COM FAILURE IN IMC SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER IFR DEP FROM ANN ARBOR ARPT I ESTABLISHED RADIO COM WITH DETROIT APCH. SHORTLY AFTER ESTABLISHING CONTACT I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE RADIO TROUBLE AND LOST COMPLETE COM. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE RADIO TO RECEIVE AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES BUT NOT XMIT. I THEN RESPONDED TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS BY IDENTING MY XPONDER, I WAS THEN VECTORED FOR THE ILS 3 LEFT AT DETROIT METRO ARPT WHICH I SHOT AND LANDED THEN TAXIED TO THE CARGO RAMP WITH NO XMITTING CAPABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD.

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.