Loss of radio contact.

Attributes
ACN	203207
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yqh
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j515
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	203207
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
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:

Both first officer and I forgot about giving position report to edmonton over yqh. We remembered about 17 min after station passage, switched to the frequency we were to call them on, and gave the report. Controller said he had been trying to reach us for 30 mins. If he wasn't exaggerating, he started trying to call us 13 min before we were even supposed to be on his frequency. Obviously, we should have been alert. However, this is very difficult when faced with hours of almost 0 stimulus, no other air carrier on any frequency, no traffic, no sights to see. Perhaps a single common ATC frequency for all of canada north of 55 degree north could help this situation. There is certainly no frequency congestion up north. Most of the time, we seem to be out of range of communication stations anyway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT.

Narrative: BOTH FO AND I FORGOT ABOUT GIVING POS RPT TO EDMONTON OVER YQH. WE REMEMBERED ABOUT 17 MIN AFTER STATION PASSAGE, SWITCHED TO THE FREQ WE WERE TO CALL THEM ON, AND GAVE THE RPT. CTLR SAID HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO REACH US FOR 30 MINS. IF HE WASN'T EXAGGERATING, HE STARTED TRYING TO CALL US 13 MIN BEFORE WE WERE EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE ON HIS FREQ. OBVIOUSLY, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALERT. HOWEVER, THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN FACED WITH HOURS OF ALMOST 0 STIMULUS, NO OTHER ACR ON ANY FREQ, NO TFC, NO SIGHTS TO SEE. PERHAPS A SINGLE COMMON ATC FREQ FOR ALL OF CANADA N OF 55 DEG N COULD HELP THIS SITUATION. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO FREQ CONGESTION UP N. MOST OF THE TIME, WE SEEM TO BE OUT OF RANGE OF COM STATIONS ANYWAY.

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.