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Pilot of small aircraft aircraft lost radio communication during climb-out on IFR and transponded emergency and landed at nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 216387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fws |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 32000 |
| ASRS Report | 216387 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At approximately XA15 am I was flying an small aircraft sel aircraft from fws IFR to elp. On takeoff I changed to departure control and receive one message to maintain runway heading and maintain 3000 ft. At this point radio failure. Trans stuck all frequencys and smelled small electrical fire squawked 7700 maintain VFR returned to ftw. Shut down all electrical radios and contacted tower on hand held radio. Landed and taxi in to fdo. A check by radio maintenance found on small aircraft sel aircraft the yoke can contact the microphone wiring box under the panel on pilot side causing a complete trans block. Box found loose. ATR. Tower seem to think I should have changed squawk to 7600 after min. Didn't have time and was not sure of the type emergency I had.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ACFT LOST RADIO COM DURING CLB-OUT ON IFR AND TRANSPONDED EMER AND LANDED AT NEARBY ARPT.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA15 AM I WAS FLYING AN SMA SEL ACFT FROM FWS IFR TO ELP. ON TKOF I CHANGED TO DEP CTL AND RECEIVE ONE MESSAGE TO MAINTAIN RWY HDG AND MAINTAIN 3000 FT. AT THIS POINT RADIO FAILURE. TRANS STUCK ALL FREQS AND SMELLED SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE SQUAWKED 7700 MAINTAIN VFR RETURNED TO FTW. SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL RADIOS AND CONTACTED TWR ON HAND HELD RADIO. LANDED AND TAXI IN TO FDO. A CHK BY RADIO MAINT FOUND ON SMA SEL ACFT THE YOKE CAN CONTACT THE MIKE WIRING BOX UNDER THE PANEL ON PLT SIDE CAUSING A COMPLETE TRANS BLOCK. BOX FOUND LOOSE. ATR. TWR SEEM TO THINK I SHOULD HAVE CHANGED SQUAWK TO 7600 AFTER MIN. DIDN'T HAVE TIME AND WAS NOT SURE OF THE TYPE EMER I HAD.
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.