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Flight crew of an light transport air carrier aircraft experienced loss of radio communication after departure on a VFR repositioning flight resulting in departure control to start a search and rescue for the missing aircraft since radar was lost at the same time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 255559 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bgr |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bgr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 255559 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were repositioning an empty aircraft from bgr to orf. We departed bgr VFR and proceeded over the penob scott river at 1500 ft MSL. We lost radio contact with bgr approach 15 mi out while receiving radar VFR advisories. Bangor was aware that our initial altitude would be 1500 ft and that we would be climbing higher later. Later we did climb to 8500 ft and continued advisories with boston. Upon landing in orf, company advised us that someone had reported a low flying aircraft matching our description. We also learned that bangor had started an aircraft search after losing radar contact at 1500 ft MSL. A phone call to bgr TRACON revealed to us that when both radar and radio contact are lost at the same time, an aircraft search is necessary (VFR or IFR). In the future, if radio contact is lost prior to terminating radar service, it would be a good idea to climb higher or have another aircraft relay a message if possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT ACR ACFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF RADIO COM AFTER DEP ON A VFR REPOSITIONING FLT RESULTING IN DEP CTL TO START A SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR THE MISSING ACFT SINCE RADAR WAS LOST AT THE SAME TIME.
Narrative: WE WERE REPOSITIONING AN EMPTY ACFT FROM BGR TO ORF. WE DEPARTED BGR VFR AND PROCEEDED OVER THE PENOB SCOTT RIVER AT 1500 FT MSL. WE LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH BGR APCH 15 MI OUT WHILE RECEIVING RADAR VFR ADVISORIES. BANGOR WAS AWARE THAT OUR INITIAL ALT WOULD BE 1500 FT AND THAT WE WOULD BE CLBING HIGHER LATER. LATER WE DID CLB TO 8500 FT AND CONTINUED ADVISORIES WITH BOSTON. UPON LNDG IN ORF, COMPANY ADVISED US THAT SOMEONE HAD RPTED A LOW FLYING ACFT MATCHING OUR DESCRIPTION. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT BANGOR HAD STARTED AN ACFT SEARCH AFTER LOSING RADAR CONTACT AT 1500 FT MSL. A PHONE CALL TO BGR TRACON REVEALED TO US THAT WHEN BOTH RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT ARE LOST AT THE SAME TIME, AN ACFT SEARCH IS NECESSARY (VFR OR IFR). IN THE FUTURE, IF RADIO CONTACT IS LOST PRIOR TO TERMINATING RADAR SVC, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO CLB HIGHER OR HAVE ANOTHER ACFT RELAY A MESSAGE IF POSSIBLE.
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.