Student pilot of an small aircraft sel training aircraft forgot to turn on the transponder on depart...

Attributes
ACN	242499
Time
Date	199305
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : flv
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 56 flight time type : 56
ASRS Report	242499
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The purpose of the flight was to practice steep turns, slow flight and stalls in preparation for my private pilot flight check. During the before takeoff checklist, I became distracted by another aircraft waiting behind me to takeoff. I rushed through and did not turn on my transponder at the 'radios and avionics -- set' item. If 'transponder -- on' were added to my checklist, this might not have happened. After takeoff I headed west at 2000 ft MSL to clear out to the 80/40 ring of the mci TCA so I could practice stalls between 3000-4000 ft MSL. The sun was bright and in my face. The haze seemed worse than 5 mi visibility and there was a moderate headwind. I decided to climb to get out of the haze as it looked clearer above. I did not consider the TCA in this decision. I don't know if I broke the 3000 ft or 4000 ft lower limit but I could have broken both. I was distracted by the lower than expected visibility and then focused on doing the stalls and may have entered the TCA with my transponder off. I could have avoided this by regularly using ground landmarks to verify my position relative to the TCA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF AN SMA SEL TRAINING ACFT FORGOT TO TURN ON THE XPONDER ON DEP UNDER THE TCA AND PENETRATED THE TCA DURING AIR WORK PRACTICE.

Narrative: THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO PRACTICE STEEP TURNS, SLOW FLT AND STALLS IN PREPARATION FOR MY PRIVATE PLT FLT CHK. DURING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, I BECAME DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER ACFT WAITING BEHIND ME TO TKOF. I RUSHED THROUGH AND DID NOT TURN ON MY XPONDER AT THE 'RADIOS AND AVIONICS -- SET' ITEM. IF 'XPONDER -- ON' WERE ADDED TO MY CHKLIST, THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED. AFTER TKOF I HEADED W AT 2000 FT MSL TO CLR OUT TO THE 80/40 RING OF THE MCI TCA SO I COULD PRACTICE STALLS BTWN 3000-4000 FT MSL. THE SUN WAS BRIGHT AND IN MY FACE. THE HAZE SEEMED WORSE THAN 5 MI VISIBILITY AND THERE WAS A MODERATE HEADWIND. I DECIDED TO CLB TO GET OUT OF THE HAZE AS IT LOOKED CLEARER ABOVE. I DID NOT CONSIDER THE TCA IN THIS DECISION. I DON'T KNOW IF I BROKE THE 3000 FT OR 4000 FT LOWER LIMIT BUT I COULD HAVE BROKEN BOTH. I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE LOWER THAN EXPECTED VISIBILITY AND THEN FOCUSED ON DOING THE STALLS AND MAY HAVE ENTERED THE TCA WITH MY XPONDER OFF. I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS BY REGULARLY USING GND LANDMARKS TO VERIFY MY POS RELATIVE TO THE TCA.

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.

Student pilot of an small aircraft sel training aircraft forgot to turn on the transponder on departure under the TCA and penetrated the TCA during air work practice.