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Pilot of a small aircraft aircraft forgot to turn on the altitude encoding, mode 'C' and reset the transponder to the VFR squawk code while flying under a TCA airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 211570 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tmb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 63 flight time total : 393 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 211570 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
My mother and I departed kendall-tamiami executive airport with the transponder code still set to the IFR code we had used when coming into the airport earlier that morning. I noticed this well after being clear of the miami TCA and if I recall right, the altitude encoding was not turned on even though we remained well below the TCA's floor. My mother was flying for her first time and I was determined to get back to mem as soon as possible. In my haste, I apparently turned the transponder on but failed to turn on the mode C and return the squawk code to 1200 until before reaching cruise flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A SMA ACFT FORGOT TO TURN ON THE ALT ENCODING, MODE 'C' AND RESET THE TRANSPONDER TO THE VFR SQUAWK CODE WHILE FLYING UNDER A TCA AIRSPACE.
Narrative: MY MOTHER AND I DEPARTED KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE ARPT WITH THE TRANSPONDER CODE STILL SET TO THE IFR CODE WE HAD USED WHEN COMING INTO THE ARPT EARLIER THAT MORNING. I NOTICED THIS WELL AFTER BEING CLR OF THE MIAMI TCA AND IF I RECALL RIGHT, THE ALT ENCODING WAS NOT TURNED ON EVEN THOUGH WE REMAINED WELL BELOW THE TCA'S FLOOR. MY MOTHER WAS FLYING FOR HER FIRST TIME AND I WAS DETERMINED TO GET BACK TO MEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN MY HASTE, I APPARENTLY TURNED THE TRANSPONDER ON BUT FAILED TO TURN ON THE MODE C AND RETURN THE SQUAWK CODE TO 1200 UNTIL BEFORE REACHING CRUISE FLT.
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.