Narrative:

On 8/tue/90, small transport was on an IFR flight from latrobe, PA to syr, 15 mi south of syr at 4000'. With clearance to the VOR, I proceeded direct at 4000' to expect radar vectors to ILS 28 final approach. After 3 mins of silence I had begun to wonder if I had lost communications with the radar controller. My instincts were right--we had lost radio contact. Have squawked 7600 and now 3 mi south of the VOR I had 1 thing in mind, and that was to land safely. In the cockpit I had few choice words to say about my aircraft and radios which should not have been said at any time. Having followed emergency communications failure we landed west/O incident. As I walked into the fixed base operator I had received a phone call from approach and was asked to hold for the supervisor at which time he idented himself as being such. Having explained the problems we experienced he said, 'now how are your blank radios doing?', and continued to say, 'we have everything on tape, everything; we had to go TA a backup frequency because of your language. You apparently had a hot microphone.' approach supervisor said there would not be a report written but only a log entry would be made that aircraft lost radios and landed west/O incident. After having the radios tested, there was found to be a short in the push to talk switch, keeping a closed circuit and allowing the microphone to transmit every word said in the cockpit. Having no indication that I was transmitting, removal of my headset and microphone might have been a good idea in this case.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF CORP SMT ON ARR INTO SYR EXPERIENCES LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT, UNAWARE THAT HE HAS A STUCK MIC. PLT'S VERBALLY EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS RADIOS IS BROADCAST OVER A WIDE AREA.

Narrative: ON 8/TUE/90, SMT WAS ON AN IFR FLT FROM LATROBE, PA TO SYR, 15 MI S OF SYR AT 4000'. WITH CLRNC TO THE VOR, I PROCEEDED DIRECT AT 4000' TO EXPECT RADAR VECTORS TO ILS 28 FINAL APCH. AFTER 3 MINS OF SILENCE I HAD BEGUN TO WONDER IF I HAD LOST COMS WITH THE RADAR CTLR. MY INSTINCTS WERE RIGHT--WE HAD LOST RADIO CONTACT. HAVE SQUAWKED 7600 AND NOW 3 MI S OF THE VOR I HAD 1 THING IN MIND, AND THAT WAS TO LAND SAFELY. IN THE COCKPIT I HAD FEW CHOICE WORDS TO SAY ABOUT MY ACFT AND RADIOS WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SAID AT ANY TIME. HAVING FOLLOWED EMER COMS FAILURE WE LANDED W/O INCIDENT. AS I WALKED INTO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR I HAD RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM APCH AND WAS ASKED TO HOLD FOR THE SUPVR AT WHICH TIME HE IDENTED HIMSELF AS BEING SUCH. HAVING EXPLAINED THE PROBS WE EXPERIENCED HE SAID, 'NOW HOW ARE YOUR BLANK RADIOS DOING?', AND CONTINUED TO SAY, 'WE HAVE EVERYTHING ON TAPE, EVERYTHING; WE HAD TO GO TA A BACKUP FREQ BECAUSE OF YOUR LANGUAGE. YOU APPARENTLY HAD A HOT MIC.' APCH SUPVR SAID THERE WOULD NOT BE A RPT WRITTEN BUT ONLY A LOG ENTRY WOULD BE MADE THAT ACFT LOST RADIOS AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. AFTER HAVING THE RADIOS TESTED, THERE WAS FOUND TO BE A SHORT IN THE PUSH TO TALK SWITCH, KEEPING A CLOSED CIRCUIT AND ALLOWING THE MIC TO XMIT EVERY WORD SAID IN THE COCKPIT. HAVING NO INDICATION THAT I WAS XMITTING, REMOVAL OF MY HEADSET AND MIC MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GOOD IDEA IN THIS CASE.

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.