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Flight crew of cpr jet lost radio contact with ZME after being instructed to contact center when field was in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hab |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 140255 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
We were cleared to descend to 2700' and report hamilton airport in sight. At 2700' we tried to compact ZME, with no success. After returning to hab VOR we contacted MSL FSS and cancelled the IFR flight plan. When we landed I called ZME watch supervisor and he told me that the remote transmit is not close to hab and they loose contact at 2700' (why don't they let pilots know?).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF CPR JET LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH ZME AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CENTER WHEN FIELD WAS IN SIGHT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 2700' AND RPT HAMILTON ARPT IN SIGHT. AT 2700' WE TRIED TO COMPACT ZME, WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER RETURNING TO HAB VOR WE CONTACTED MSL FSS AND CANCELLED THE IFR FLT PLAN. WHEN WE LANDED I CALLED ZME WATCH SUPVR AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE REMOTE XMIT IS NOT CLOSE TO HAB AND THEY LOOSE CONTACT AT 2700' (WHY DON'T THEY LET PLTS KNOW?).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.