Temporary loss of radio contact while training in progress.

Attributes
ACN	296364
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxy
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cxy
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	296364
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As my student and I were practicing an ILS approach to the capital city airport in harrisburg, PA, harrisburg approach handed us over to capital city tower. My student (an ATP prep) made the call at the marker. We did not notice the volume on #2 radio was down. Nor did we notice (hear) tower communicating with us. Approach had given us our missed approach instructions. It was not until we started our missed approach and reported missed approach to the tower that we noticed the volume was down. As we turned up the volume and made the second call. Tower informed us he had been trying to contact us. There was no conflict problem during this occurrence. To correct this problem is just basic radio communications. Establish contact and wait for a response.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TEMPORARY LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT WHILE TRAINING IN PROGRESS.

Narrative: AS MY STUDENT AND I WERE PRACTICING AN ILS APCH TO THE CAPITAL CITY ARPT IN HARRISBURG, PA, HARRISBURG APCH HANDED US OVER TO CAPITAL CITY TWR. MY STUDENT (AN ATP PREP) MADE THE CALL AT THE MARKER. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE VOLUME ON #2 RADIO WAS DOWN. NOR DID WE NOTICE (HEAR) TWR COMMUNICATING WITH US. APCH HAD GIVEN US OUR MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE STARTED OUR MISSED APCH AND RPTED MISSED APCH TO THE TWR THAT WE NOTICED THE VOLUME WAS DOWN. AS WE TURNED UP THE VOLUME AND MADE THE SECOND CALL. TWR INFORMED US HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT US. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT PROB DURING THIS OCCURRENCE. TO CORRECT THIS PROB IS JUST BASIC RADIO COMS. ESTABLISH CONTACT AND WAIT FOR A RESPONSE.

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.