Small aircraft pilot flew with IFR transponder code on a VFR flight.

Attributes
ACN	302050
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 472 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	302050
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a flight from ilg to W29, the transponder was inadvertently on the wrong frequency. It was set to the last IFR flight and not to 1200 for VFR flight. Cockpit management attention was placed on operation and using a newly installed GPS, setting up the GPS for the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLEW WITH IFR XPONDER CODE ON A VFR FLT.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM ILG TO W29, THE XPONDER WAS INADVERTENTLY ON THE WRONG FREQ. IT WAS SET TO THE LAST IFR FLT AND NOT TO 1200 FOR VFR FLT. COCKPIT MGMNT ATTN WAS PLACED ON OP AND USING A NEWLY INSTALLED GPS, SETTING UP THE GPS FOR THE FLT.

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.