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Pilot of small aircraft without transponder requested enter roc arsa. Turns for identify, etc. Postflt after landing tower advised 2 hour notice required for entry into arsa without transponder.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 197810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roc tower : roc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1030 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 197810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a planned VFR flight from pdk direct fdk direct roc transponder became inoperative. Roc could not be achieved due to freezing rain in roc, flight terminated at penn yan, ny. Flight continued VFR to roc. At 26 DME southeast roc approach contacted for landing intentions. Negative transponder advised. Turns to heading executed for prior identify. Advised of identify and vectored to air traffic area. Approach controllers changed. More vectors for identify. Upon landing roc advised to report to tower supervisor. Was advised negative transponder aircraft only permitted in roc arsa with 2 hour advanced telephone call to inform tower of negative transponder situation. Had flown roc arsa extensively 1980-1989 and was unaware of this requirement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA WITHOUT TRANSPONDER REQUESTED ENTER ROC ARSA. TURNS FOR IDENT, ETC. POSTFLT AFTER LNDG TWR ADVISED 2 HR NOTICE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO ARSA WITHOUT TRANSPONDER.
Narrative: DURING A PLANNED VFR FLT FROM PDK DIRECT FDK DIRECT ROC TRANSPONDER BECAME INOP. ROC COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED DUE TO FREEZING RAIN IN ROC, FLT TERMINATED AT PENN YAN, NY. FLT CONTINUED VFR TO ROC. AT 26 DME SE ROC APCH CONTACTED FOR LNDG INTENTIONS. NEGATIVE TRANSPONDER ADVISED. TURNS TO HDG EXECUTED FOR PRIOR IDENT. ADVISED OF IDENT AND VECTORED TO ATA. APCH CTLRS CHANGED. MORE VECTORS FOR IDENT. UPON LNDG ROC ADVISED TO RPT TO TWR SUPVR. WAS ADVISED NEGATIVE TRANSPONDER ACFT ONLY PERMITTED IN ROC ARSA WITH 2 HR ADVANCED TELEPHONE CALL TO INFORM TWR OF NEGATIVE TRANSPONDER SITUATION. HAD FLOWN ROC ARSA EXTENSIVELY 1980-1989 AND WAS UNAWARE OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
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.