Lost communication procedure not followed.

Attributes
ACN	246865
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : al15
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tracon : syr
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	246865
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In cruise en route to 81J, without warning, #2 navigation communication crackled, followed by complete failure. Approximately 10 seconds later, #1 navigation communication crackled, also followed by a failure. Another 10 seconds (approximately) later, with no smoke, burning of wires was believed to be smelled. Circuit breakers for #1 and #2 navigation communications were pulled. Smell then ceased and continued to VFR destination airport at 7000 ft (cruising altitude), followed by an uneventful landing. 7600 and 7700 transponder codes were not used, no emergency declared, maintained XXXX squawk. I briefly had jack edwards (gulfshores airport) in sight through a break in overcast layer and attempted a descent to it, but quickly lost sight of the runway at which time, after a brief descent, climbed back to original cruising altitude of 7000 ft MSL and continued VFR to destin (81J) and landed without incident. Called eglin approach control by telephone to briefly explain and verify my safe arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOST COM PROC NOT FOLLOWED.

Narrative: IN CRUISE ENRTE TO 81J, WITHOUT WARNING, #2 NAV COM CRACKLED, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE FAILURE. APPROX 10 SECONDS LATER, #1 NAV COM CRACKLED, ALSO FOLLOWED BY A FAILURE. ANOTHER 10 SECONDS (APPROX) LATER, WITH NO SMOKE, BURNING OF WIRES WAS BELIEVED TO BE SMELLED. CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR #1 AND #2 NAV COMS WERE PULLED. SMELL THEN CEASED AND CONTINUED TO VFR DEST ARPT AT 7000 FT (CRUISING ALT), FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. 7600 AND 7700 XPONDER CODES WERE NOT USED, NO EMER DECLARED, MAINTAINED XXXX SQUAWK. I BRIEFLY HAD JACK EDWARDS (GULFSHORES ARPT) IN SIGHT THROUGH A BREAK IN OVCST LAYER AND ATTEMPTED A DSCNT TO IT, BUT QUICKLY LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY AT WHICH TIME, AFTER A BRIEF DSCNT, CLBED BACK TO ORIGINAL CRUISING ALT OF 7000 FT MSL AND CONTINUED VFR TO DESTIN (81J) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLED EGLIN APCH CTL BY TELEPHONE TO BRIEFLY EXPLAIN AND VERIFY MY SAFE ARR.

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.