Narrative:

On a local multi-engine training flight on an INS flight plan from okc we were given a clearance to 'turn right after takeoff, climb to and maintain 3500' or less.' on climbing through approximately 3000' MSL I (as the instrument) presented the student with a simulated engine failure in the climb confign. While the student was part way through the engine shutdown procedure the tower said, 'contact departure control on 1214.6.' we failed to do so because of the job at hand. Just after we had completed the engine shutdown checklist and engine restart, and were again climbing, the tower called us and said, 'have you contacted departure yet?', whereupon we did contact departure control. By this time we were above 3500' MSL. Departure control said, 'who cleared you above 3500'?' another factor which contributed was the fact that approach control radar was not functioning properly. Among other things it was not painting primary targets, and we had not turned on our transponder after the takeoff clearance. I was reprimanded by my superiors in the company and was sent to see approach control about the matter. Also, I was given company training in departure procedures from the aim and discussed these with departure control. Additionally to prevent this from happening again, I will: 1) make sure the before takeoff checklist is completed, 2) not give a first flight multi-engine student a simulated engine failure on his first climb out knowing there will be a frequency change issued very soon, 3) make sure all communications are taken care of during single engine procedures, and 4) make sure I am not distracted by any difficulties any students may have with single engine procedures in order to not miss any level-offs or communications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT BUST.

Narrative: ON A LCL MULTI-ENG TRNING FLT ON AN INS FLT PLAN FROM OKC WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO 'TURN RIGHT AFTER TKOF, CLB TO AND MAINTAIN 3500' OR LESS.' ON CLBING THROUGH APPROX 3000' MSL I (AS THE INSTR) PRESENTED THE STUDENT WITH A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE IN THE CLB CONFIGN. WHILE THE STUDENT WAS PART WAY THROUGH THE ENG SHUTDOWN PROC THE TWR SAID, 'CONTACT DEP CTL ON 1214.6.' WE FAILED TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THE JOB AT HAND. JUST AFTER WE HAD COMPLETED THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST AND ENG RESTART, AND WERE AGAIN CLBING, THE TWR CALLED US AND SAID, 'HAVE YOU CONTACTED DEP YET?', WHEREUPON WE DID CONTACT DEP CTL. BY THIS TIME WE WERE ABOVE 3500' MSL. DEP CTL SAID, 'WHO CLRED YOU ABOVE 3500'?' ANOTHER FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED WAS THE FACT THAT APCH CTL RADAR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AMONG OTHER THINGS IT WAS NOT PAINTING PRIMARY TARGETS, AND WE HAD NOT TURNED ON OUR XPONDER AFTER THE TKOF CLRNC. I WAS REPRIMANDED BY MY SUPERIORS IN THE COMPANY AND WAS SENT TO SEE APCH CTL ABOUT THE MATTER. ALSO, I WAS GIVEN COMPANY TRNING IN DEP PROCS FROM THE AIM AND DISCUSSED THESE WITH DEP CTL. ADDITIONALLY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, I WILL: 1) MAKE SURE THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST IS COMPLETED, 2) NOT GIVE A FIRST FLT MULTI-ENG STUDENT A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE ON HIS FIRST CLBOUT KNOWING THERE WILL BE A FREQ CHANGE ISSUED VERY SOON, 3) MAKE SURE ALL COMS ARE TAKEN CARE OF DURING SINGLE ENG PROCS, AND 4) MAKE SURE I AM NOT DISTRACTED BY ANY DIFFICULTIES ANY STUDENTS MAY HAVE WITH SINGLE ENG PROCS IN ORDER TO NOT MISS ANY LEVEL-OFFS OR COMS.

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.