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Pilot of small aircraft on VFR plan reentering the us unable to communication with mia center. Squawked 7600 and made contact with pbi TRACON.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 195046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma tracon : pbi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 702 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 195046 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a trip returning to us (pbi) from bahamas (stella maris) on VFR plan, intercom radio system failed and then radio failed, unbeknownst to me. WX needed dodging. Miami did not answer our call, climbed from 1500 to 6500 and miami still did not answer our call. We tried different settings after no one answered a 'any station' call concluded no transmission capability. Since we were in ADIZ, over due to ADIZ within sight of lauderdale, that we would squawk 7600 and head to pbi direct. We continued to try different radio combinations. Within 1 min of 7600 pbi approach answered. Rest of flight and communication ok. WX difficulties and very busy miami radio made long (10-15 min) delay in realizing no transmitting capability. Should we have done more holding patterns until called by miami radio? Should we have put in at bimini? Fuse blown and hand microphone replaced: intercom system replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ON VFR PLAN REENTERING THE U.S. UNABLE TO COM WITH MIA CENTER. SQUAWKED 7600 AND MADE CONTACT WITH PBI TRACON.
Narrative: ON A TRIP RETURNING TO U.S. (PBI) FROM BAHAMAS (STELLA MARIS) ON VFR PLAN, INTERCOM RADIO SYS FAILED AND THEN RADIO FAILED, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. WX NEEDED DODGING. MIAMI DID NOT ANSWER OUR CALL, CLBED FROM 1500 TO 6500 AND MIAMI STILL DID NOT ANSWER OUR CALL. WE TRIED DIFFERENT SETTINGS AFTER NO ONE ANSWERED A 'ANY STATION' CALL CONCLUDED NO XMISSION CAPABILITY. SINCE WE WERE IN ADIZ, OVER DUE TO ADIZ WITHIN SIGHT OF LAUDERDALE, THAT WE WOULD SQUAWK 7600 AND HEAD TO PBI DIRECT. WE CONTINUED TO TRY DIFFERENT RADIO COMBINATIONS. WITHIN 1 MIN OF 7600 PBI APCH ANSWERED. REST OF FLT AND COM OK. WX DIFFICULTIES AND VERY BUSY MIAMI RADIO MADE LONG (10-15 MIN) DELAY IN REALIZING NO XMITTING CAPABILITY. SHOULD WE HAVE DONE MORE HOLDING PATTERNS UNTIL CALLED BY MIAMI RADIO? SHOULD WE HAVE PUT IN AT BIMINI? FUSE BLOWN AND HAND MICROPHONE REPLACED: INTERCOM SYS REPLACED.
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.