An air carrier light transport found that he was using an ATC frequency for plane to plane conversat...

Attributes
ACN	236093
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	236093
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tonight a friend told me that I was using an unassigned frequency for private conversation improperly. Not me, I wouldn't do that. Heck, I've been doing it for yrs...'hey ATC, have north number meet me on frequency so and so. Well, so and so frequency, which I knew was not locally assigned within my area, was a frequency I just picked off as ease of selecting. Well, tonight that frequency, although a couple of hundred mi away, was an ATC center frequency in use. I didn't realize this immediately, thank goodness that 'just good old boy, how's the family' stuff. The conversation was brief, but did cut in on someone many mi away. Later another friend who also heard me tell so and so to switch to whatever frequency, my other friend, phoned me and informed me that some place known to others is a frequency for specifically pilot-to-pilot communications. Now I know better. I'm trying to find it in the aim. Another mistake I'll learn from. I just hope I continue to grow older and smarter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT FOUND THAT HE WAS USING AN ATC FREQ FOR PLANE TO PLANE CONVERSATION.

Narrative: TONIGHT A FRIEND TOLD ME THAT I WAS USING AN UNASSIGNED FREQ FOR PRIVATE CONVERSATION IMPROPERLY. NOT ME, I WOULDN'T DO THAT. HECK, I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YRS...'HEY ATC, HAVE N NUMBER MEET ME ON FREQ SO AND SO. WELL, SO AND SO FREQ, WHICH I KNEW WAS NOT LOCALLY ASSIGNED WITHIN MY AREA, WAS A FREQ I JUST PICKED OFF AS EASE OF SELECTING. WELL, TONIGHT THAT FREQ, ALTHOUGH A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MI AWAY, WAS AN ATC CTR FREQ IN USE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS IMMEDIATELY, THANK GOODNESS THAT 'JUST GOOD OLD BOY, HOW'S THE FAMILY' STUFF. THE CONVERSATION WAS BRIEF, BUT DID CUT IN ON SOMEONE MANY MI AWAY. LATER ANOTHER FRIEND WHO ALSO HEARD ME TELL SO AND SO TO SWITCH TO WHATEVER FREQ, MY OTHER FRIEND, PHONED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT SOME PLACE KNOWN TO OTHERS IS A FREQ FOR SPECIFICALLY PLT-TO-PLT COMS. NOW I KNOW BETTER. I'M TRYING TO FIND IT IN THE AIM. ANOTHER MISTAKE I'LL LEARN FROM. I JUST HOPE I CONTINUE TO GROW OLDER AND SMARTER.

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.

An air carrier light transport found that he was using an ATC frequency for plane to plane conversation.