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A VFR aircraft being transferred between TRACON's was told radar service terminated but to remain on their present squawk and monitor the next facility's frequency. The receiving facility never contacted the aircraft. After landing at its destination the pilot was asked to call the facility to ensure he had landed. The pilot is confused as to if they did anything wrong.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1309267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | VFR Route |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7 Flight Crew Total 108 Flight Crew Type 105 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
I was on a VFR flight from to ZZZ with VFR advisory service. I was with approach [and had a transponder code]. I was given the following instruction: '[next approach sector] cannot take the handoff. Radar service terminated. Maintain VFR. However monitor approach on [frequency] and keep your squawk code.'I tuned [in to next] approach and waited until I was almost over the field at ZZZ and never heard a call from [approach] to acknowledge or cancel my squawk. I tuned the ZZZ CTAF; made my calls and landed. Upon landing; I was informed by the FBO that approach called and wanted me to call them back. They were concerned that I had gone NORDO and wanted to make sure I was on the ground. I was faced with a confusing situation. I was told that radar service was terminated but to keep my squawk code.looking back; I should have gone ahead and called; however I didn't want to interrupt what was obviously a busy time for the controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR aircraft being transferred between TRACON's was told radar service terminated but to remain on their present squawk and monitor the next facility's frequency. The receiving facility never contacted the aircraft. After landing at its destination the pilot was asked to call the facility to ensure he had landed. The pilot is confused as to if they did anything wrong.
Narrative: I was on a VFR flight from to ZZZ with VFR Advisory Service. I was with approach [and had a transponder code]. I was given the following instruction: '[next approach sector] cannot take the handoff. Radar Service Terminated. Maintain VFR. However monitor approach on [frequency] and keep your squawk code.'I tuned [in to next] Approach and waited until I was almost over the field at ZZZ and never heard a call from [approach] to acknowledge or cancel my squawk. I tuned the ZZZ CTAF; made my calls and landed. Upon landing; I was informed by the FBO that approach called and wanted me to call them back. They were concerned that I had gone NORDO and wanted to make sure I was on the ground. I was faced with a confusing situation. I was told that Radar Service was terminated but to keep my squawk code.Looking back; I should have gone ahead and called; However I didn't want to interrupt what was obviously a busy time for the controller.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.