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Attributes | |
ACN | 234516 |
Time | |
Date | 199302 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : cha |
State Reference | TN |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | observation : passenger |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 200 |
ASRS Report | 234516 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 735 flight time type : 7 |
ASRS Report | 234278 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route from atl to putnam county, the pilot of this aircraft experienced a stuck microphone. The aircraft has an intercom and headsets, thus, everything said by him and me went out on 122.8 (UHF). My language during this time would have made a truck driver blush. Upon arrival at putnam county, I called FAA inspector in atl and told him of this accident. He said many complaints had already been received. I accept the blame for this because, as a flight instructor and the son of the aircraft's owner, I should have known something like this could happen. An airplane is no place to carry on a raw type dialogue regardless. The defective push-to- talk has been removed and I will certainly be more aware of my vocabulary. This has been the most embarrassing event of my life.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUCK MIKE CAUSES VULGAR CONVERSATION TO BE XMITTED ON UNICOM FREQ.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM ATL TO PUTNAM COUNTY, THE PLT OF THIS ACFT EXPERIENCED A STUCK MIKE. THE ACFT HAS AN INTERCOM AND HEADSETS, THUS, EVERYTHING SAID BY HIM AND ME WENT OUT ON 122.8 (UHF). MY LANGUAGE DURING THIS TIME WOULD HAVE MADE A TRUCK DRIVER BLUSH. UPON ARR AT PUTNAM COUNTY, I CALLED FAA INSPECTOR IN ATL AND TOLD HIM OF THIS ACCIDENT. HE SAID MANY COMPLAINTS HAD ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED. I ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR THIS BECAUSE, AS A FLT INSTRUCTOR AND THE SON OF THE ACFT'S OWNER, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. AN AIRPLANE IS NO PLACE TO CARRY ON A RAW TYPE DIALOGUE REGARDLESS. THE DEFECTIVE PUSH-TO- TALK HAS BEEN REMOVED AND I WILL CERTAINLY BE MORE AWARE OF MY VOCABULARY. THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST EMBARRASSING EVENT OF MY LIFE.
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.