Small aircraft pilot has radio problems, squawked 7700 and diverted to non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	196819
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax tower : bwi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	196819
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Tmb to craig at 8500 ft north of daytona IFR. To stay VFR descend to 1000 and 500 ft off coast when radio communication lost and squawked 7700 along ns mayport and landed fernandina beach. Called craig by phone to advise. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter states he did not want to go into controled airport with no radio. Elected to land, call tower and get permission to come in with lights. He is fairly new pilot and purchased plane 4 months ago. Radio problem intermittent as they worked again on takeoff and approach to craig airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS RADIO PROBLEMS, SQUAWKED 7700 AND DIVERTED TO NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: TMB TO CRAIG AT 8500 FT N OF DAYTONA IFR. TO STAY VFR DSND TO 1000 AND 500 FT OFF COAST WHEN RADIO COM LOST AND SQUAWKED 7700 ALONG NS MAYPORT AND LANDED FERNANDINA BEACH. CALLED CRAIG BY PHONE TO ADVISE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES HE DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO CTLED ARPT WITH NO RADIO. ELECTED TO LAND, CALL TWR AND GET PERMISSION TO COME IN WITH LIGHTS. HE IS FAIRLY NEW PLT AND PURCHASED PLANE 4 MONTHS AGO. RADIO PROBLEM INTERMITTENT AS THEY WORKED AGAIN ON TKOF AND APCH TO CRAIG ARPT.

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.