Transponder of small aircraft aircraft inoperative approaching and departing fll.

Attributes
ACN	192399
Time
Date	199110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fll tower : fll
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Route In Use	arrival other departure other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	192399
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	192407
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Had transponder failure coming into fort lauderdale from the bahamas. Did not realize the problem until informed by approach control that they were not receiving beacon. Recycled, etc, to no avail. Was given turns for radar identify. Landed in fll no problem. Customs was going to fine me for no transponder but did not after explaining radio failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRANSPONDER OF SMA ACFT INOP APCHING AND DEPARTING FLL.

Narrative: HAD TRANSPONDER FAILURE COMING INTO FORT LAUDERDALE FROM THE BAHAMAS. DID NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM UNTIL INFORMED BY APCH CTL THAT THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING BEACON. RECYCLED, ETC, TO NO AVAIL. WAS GIVEN TURNS FOR RADAR IDENT. LANDED IN FLL NO PROBLEM. CUSTOMS WAS GOING TO FINE ME FOR NO TRANSPONDER BUT DID NOT AFTER EXPLAINING RADIO FAILURE.

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.