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After receiving position fix from TRACON and changing transponder code, student pilot inadvertently squawked 7700 instead of 1200.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mlb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mlb |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 30 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 196461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was unsure of my exact location when contacting lakeland airport. The tower advised me to contact a frequency I believe to be controled by tampa. Tampa gave me a squawk code and told me my position from lakeland airport. After leaving lakeland airspace in direct route to melbourne I realized I still had the squawk code tampa had given me in my transponder. I then accidently squawked 7700 instead of 1700 for VFR flight. I was not aware of this until I contacted melbourne tower. I am a student pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER RECEIVING POS FIX FROM TRACON AND CHANGING TRANSPONDER CODE, STUDENT PLT INADVERTENTLY SQUAWKED 7700 INSTEAD OF 1200.
Narrative: I WAS UNSURE OF MY EXACT LOCATION WHEN CONTACTING LAKELAND ARPT. THE TWR ADVISED ME TO CONTACT A FREQ I BELIEVE TO BE CTLED BY TAMPA. TAMPA GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE AND TOLD ME MY POS FROM LAKELAND ARPT. AFTER LEAVING LAKELAND AIRSPACE IN DIRECT RTE TO MELBOURNE I REALIZED I STILL HAD THE SQUAWK CODE TAMPA HAD GIVEN ME IN MY TRANSPONDER. I THEN ACCIDENTLY SQUAWKED 7700 INSTEAD OF 1700 FOR VFR FLT. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL I CONTACTED MELBOURNE TWR. I AM A STUDENT PLT.
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.