<< >> NASA ASRS Report 267327, March 1994

During a local instrument training flight, the trnee failed to turn on the transponder after takeoff and turned from prescribed SID track.

Attributes
ACN	267327
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 213 flight time type : 56
ASRS Report	267327
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This incident occurred while executing the canoga 7 SID from van nuys, ca. Our flight was instrument training and was on an IFR flight plan,. I was 'under the hood,' simulating instrument conditions. I failed to turn the transponder on, and when handed off to burbank departure, misstated our altitude. The bur departure controller advised me to check transponder and restate altitude. In the controller's initial response, I also believed that I was told to turn right to a 240 degree heading. While in a climbing right turn, I turned on the transponder and read our correct altitude back to the controller. ATC then directed me to turn left heading 180 degree and stop my climb, and issued a TA for an md-80 less than a mi. The flight instructor and I (after removing my hood) both spotted the md-80 and, by following ATC's instructions, no further action was necessary to avoid a conflict.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING A LCL INST TRAINING FLT, THE TRNEE FAILED TO TURN ON THE XPONDER AFTER TKOF AND TURNED FROM PRESCRIBED SID TRACK.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EXECUTING THE CANOGA 7 SID FROM VAN NUYS, CA. OUR FLT WAS INST TRAINING AND WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN,. I WAS 'UNDER THE HOOD,' SIMULATING INST CONDITIONS. I FAILED TO TURN THE XPONDER ON, AND WHEN HANDED OFF TO BURBANK DEP, MISSTATED OUR ALT. THE BUR DEP CTLR ADVISED ME TO CHK XPONDER AND RESTATE ALT. IN THE CTLR'S INITIAL RESPONSE, I ALSO BELIEVED THAT I WAS TOLD TO TURN R TO A 240 DEG HDG. WHILE IN A CLBING R TURN, I TURNED ON THE XPONDER AND READ OUR CORRECT ALT BACK TO THE CTLR. ATC THEN DIRECTED ME TO TURN L HDG 180 DEG AND STOP MY CLB, AND ISSUED A TA FOR AN MD-80 LESS THAN A MI. THE FLT INSTRUCTOR AND I (AFTER REMOVING MY HOOD) BOTH SPOTTED THE MD-80 AND, BY FOLLOWING ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS, NO FURTHER ACTION WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID A CONFLICT.

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.