Pilot fails to change radio frequencys as he is intently concentrating on his basic flying skills.

Attributes
ACN	298324
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tge
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : csg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	298324
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Giving special attention to altitude control practice plus and minus 50 ft. Doing well. Using new 'airsport' transponder monitor and altitude alerter. Advised by csg approach to call mgm approach. Changed frequency in other communication radio but possibly distracted by passenger. Didn't switch radios and call. Called (maybe 5-10 mins later) by csg to call mgm - I was still on csg frequency. I have been reviewing my procedures, reminding myself to write down frequency changes and clrncs and somewhere in the process simply failed to complete the call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FAILS TO CHANGE RADIO FREQS AS HE IS INTENTLY CONCENTRATING ON HIS BASIC FLYING SKILLS.

Narrative: GIVING SPECIAL ATTN TO ALT CTL PRACTICE PLUS AND MINUS 50 FT. DOING WELL. USING NEW 'AIRSPORT' XPONDER MONITOR AND ALT ALERTER. ADVISED BY CSG APCH TO CALL MGM APCH. CHANGED FREQ IN OTHER COM RADIO BUT POSSIBLY DISTRACTED BY PAX. DIDN'T SWITCH RADIOS AND CALL. CALLED (MAYBE 5-10 MINS LATER) BY CSG TO CALL MGM - I WAS STILL ON CSG FREQ. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING MY PROCS, REMINDING MYSELF TO WRITE DOWN FREQ CHANGES AND CLRNCS AND SOMEWHERE IN THE PROCESS SIMPLY FAILED TO COMPLETE THE CALL.

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.