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GA pilot on delivery flight does not realize transponder is not on while transiting the lax special flight rules area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160921 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : smo airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 22175 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 160921 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This was a delivery flight. After transiting the lax special flight rules area, I realized that my transponder was not on. I had dutifully set the 1201 squawk, slowed to below 140 KIAS and was established on the smo 132 degree right at 3500' prior to entering the area. I even broadcast my position and altitude and had a current chart. I did everything but turn on the transponder. Although I have many hours in the type aircraft, I had never flown this particular plane before and had not seen the installed radio package before. This type of control panel uses key pads and push buttons to control all communication, navigation and transponder functions. I didn't realize that the on (in)/standby (out) button for the transponder was off, not pushed in until I reset the transponder after departing the VFR corridor. Not being totally familiar with the type of radio setup was the primary reason for this mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT ON DELIVERY FLT DOES NOT REALIZE TRANSPONDER IS NOT ON WHILE TRANSITING THE LAX SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA.
Narrative: THIS WAS A DELIVERY FLT. AFTER TRANSITING THE LAX SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA, I REALIZED THAT MY XPONDER WAS NOT ON. I HAD DUTIFULLY SET THE 1201 SQUAWK, SLOWED TO BELOW 140 KIAS AND WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE SMO 132 DEG R AT 3500' PRIOR TO ENTERING THE AREA. I EVEN BROADCAST MY POS AND ALT AND HAD A CURRENT CHART. I DID EVERYTHING BUT TURN ON THE XPONDER. ALTHOUGH I HAVE MANY HRS IN THE TYPE ACFT, I HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS PARTICULAR PLANE BEFORE AND HAD NOT SEEN THE INSTALLED RADIO PACKAGE BEFORE. THIS TYPE OF CTL PANEL USES KEY PADS AND PUSH BUTTONS TO CTL ALL COM, NAV AND XPONDER FUNCTIONS. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE ON (IN)/STANDBY (OUT) BUTTON FOR THE XPONDER WAS OFF, NOT PUSHED IN UNTIL I RESET THE XPONDER AFTER DEPARTING THE VFR CORRIDOR. NOT BEING TOTALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE OF RADIO SETUP WAS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS MISTAKE.
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.