Small aircraft lost navigation and communication while on an IFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	267995
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	267995
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After departure at mco radio's (both) were intermittent ATC had problems reaching me. Was on route to 8a7 then lost all navigation capabilities followed roads and cities to prevent going into IMC described below into sav airspace. Did try numerous times to contact ATC, no result.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LOST NAV AND COM WHILE ON AN IFR FLT.

Narrative: AFTER DEP AT MCO RADIO'S (BOTH) WERE INTERMITTENT ATC HAD PROBS REACHING ME. WAS ON RTE TO 8A7 THEN LOST ALL NAV CAPABILITIES FOLLOWED ROADS AND CITIES TO PREVENT GOING INTO IMC DESCRIBED BELOW INTO SAV AIRSPACE. DID TRY NUMEROUS TIMES TO CONTACT ATC, NO RESULT.

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.