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Loss of communication and navigation radios en route. Reporter landed at closest VFR airport and contacted ATC by phone to close out flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332033 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 332033 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was over ocala, fl, nwbound to panama city, leveling 6000 ft when I had a total communication/navigation failure in the middle of a transmission to ZJX (dual kx-155's). I maintained heading and altitude, trying to remedy the radios. I had no luck. The breakers weren't popped and recycling the radios did not work. I left them off knowing my destination was IFR and approximately 200 NM away. Orlando exec airport was VFR, so I reversed course and went to 5500 ft after squawking 7600. My departure airport was leesburg, fl, which was VFR. However, with no radios, I couldn't turn lights back on. Orl had 24 hour lights, and the tower was closed. I managed to get below the class B and land at orl VFR and called center on the phone to close out my flight plan and explain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF COM AND NAV RADIOS ENRTE. RPTR LANDED AT CLOSEST VFR ARPT AND CONTACTED ATC BY PHONE TO CLOSE OUT FLT PLAN.
Narrative: I WAS OVER OCALA, FL, NWBOUND TO PANAMA CITY, LEVELING 6000 FT WHEN I HAD A TOTAL COM/NAV FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A XMISSION TO ZJX (DUAL KX-155'S). I MAINTAINED HDG AND ALT, TRYING TO REMEDY THE RADIOS. I HAD NO LUCK. THE BREAKERS WEREN'T POPPED AND RECYCLING THE RADIOS DID NOT WORK. I LEFT THEM OFF KNOWING MY DEST WAS IFR AND APPROX 200 NM AWAY. ORLANDO EXEC ARPT WAS VFR, SO I REVERSED COURSE AND WENT TO 5500 FT AFTER SQUAWKING 7600. MY DEP ARPT WAS LEESBURG, FL, WHICH WAS VFR. HOWEVER, WITH NO RADIOS, I COULDN'T TURN LIGHTS BACK ON. ORL HAD 24 HR LIGHTS, AND THE TWR WAS CLOSED. I MANAGED TO GET BELOW THE CLASS B AND LAND AT ORL VFR AND CALLED CTR ON THE PHONE TO CLOSE OUT MY FLT PLAN AND EXPLAIN.
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.