Narrative:

I called mcguire approach control and asked them to arrange a handoff to kennedy to cross through kennedy TCA at 2500 ft on victor 1 direct jfk and direct hfd. Flying toward jfk my DME said 30 NM at which time I again contacted mcguire on the assigned frequency as well as the previously assigned frequency to no avail. I then noticed the transmit light was steady on, on both radios. I determined it must be a stuck microphone button which I checked and it appeared to be functioning properly, with a visual inspection. I then checked my handheld microphone which was between the seats and found that due to the severe turbulence we had hit that day, the handheld microphone had jumped out of its holder and was wedged between the seats with the button on. I corrected this, called mcguire and he handed me off to kennedy approach at that time. When I found I was approaching the TCA and talking with mcguire, I was in the process of making a 180 degree turn, then I was handed off to kennedy approach. The controller I contacted was extremely upset with me and I didn't feel it was appropriate to have a discussion over the radio. I, at that time, was handed over to another controller in a matter of seconds. The WX was excellent VFR and there were no conflicts with other traffic to my knowledge. As PIC I understand I am responsible for the flight but something extraordinary happened which had never happened before. Flying continues to teach us and I learned from this incident to unplug microphones in any turbulence due to the possibility of this happening again. I feel it advisable to inform other pilots of my problem. The rest of the flight was uneventful in spite of the headwinds and severe turbulence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. ACFT WAS APCHING N90 TCA WITH A STUCK MICROPHONE.

Narrative: I CALLED MCGUIRE APCH CTL AND ASKED THEM TO ARRANGE A HDOF TO KENNEDY TO CROSS THROUGH KENNEDY TCA AT 2500 FT ON VICTOR 1 DIRECT JFK AND DIRECT HFD. FLYING TOWARD JFK MY DME SAID 30 NM AT WHICH TIME I AGAIN CONTACTED MCGUIRE ON THE ASSIGNED FREQ AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED FREQ TO NO AVAIL. I THEN NOTICED THE XMIT LIGHT WAS STEADY ON, ON BOTH RADIOS. I DETERMINED IT MUST BE A STUCK MICROPHONE BUTTON WHICH I CHKED AND IT APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, WITH A VISUAL INSPECTION. I THEN CHKED MY HANDHELD MICROPHONE WHICH WAS BTWN THE SEATS AND FOUND THAT DUE TO THE SEVERE TURB WE HAD HIT THAT DAY, THE HANDHELD MICROPHONE HAD JUMPED OUT OF ITS HOLDER AND WAS WEDGED BTWN THE SEATS WITH THE BUTTON ON. I CORRECTED THIS, CALLED MCGUIRE AND HE HANDED ME OFF TO KENNEDY APCH AT THAT TIME. WHEN I FOUND I WAS APCHING THE TCA AND TALKING WITH MCGUIRE, I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A 180 DEG TURN, THEN I WAS HANDED OFF TO KENNEDY APCH. THE CTLR I CONTACTED WAS EXTREMELY UPSET WITH ME AND I DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION OVER THE RADIO. I, AT THAT TIME, WAS HANDED OVER TO ANOTHER CTLR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE WX WAS EXCELLENT VFR AND THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AS PIC I UNDERSTAND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLT BUT SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENED WHICH HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. FLYING CONTINUES TO TEACH US AND I LEARNED FROM THIS INCIDENT TO UNPLUG MICROPHONES IN ANY TURB DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. I FEEL IT ADVISABLE TO INFORM OTHER PLTS OF MY PROBLEM. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL IN SPITE OF THE HEADWINDS AND SEVERE TURB.

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.