Narrative:

I was conducting OJT on radar north, all radar position combined. Moderate traffic, scattered WX in the area. A pilot called the TRACON and talked to our supervisor. The pilot said he was in his plane (a PA32), at cae, without working radios, and wanted to depart runway 23, wbound, to a destination 'just north of irq VOR.' supervisor approved it, gave the pilot a code to squawk, told me about it. The airplane departed, squawking 7600, and turned northwest, climbing directly toward an air carrier CL65 which the developmental had just turned on the ILS approach for runway 11. The developmental attempted to break the CL65 out, but got no response. I also tried to cal the CL65. Just as the aircraft passed, local controller called and said the CL65 was on his frequency. After landing, the CL65 called up on approach frequency and apologized for switching to tower early, and said they had the other aircraft in sight. The NORDO aircraft continued northwest for about 15 mi, then turned wbound. He departed our airspace to the west, climbing through 8000 ft, still squawking 7600. We advised the next facility, ags.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NORDO PA32 COORDINATED WITH TRACON SUPVR FOR DEP FROM ARPT WITHOUT RADIOS AND WAS APPROVED AND GIVEN A WBOUND DEP TO FOLLOW. CTLR TRAINING IN PROGRESS IN TRACON WITH COMBINED POS CONFIGN. APCH CTLR AND TRAINEE SAW PA32 DEPART NW VERSUS WE AND TOWARDS A CL65 ON THE ILS FOR RWY 11. TRAINEE AND APCH CTLR UNABLE TO CONTACT CL65 TO TURN HIM AND WATCHED AS THE ACFT PASSED IN CLOSE PROX.

Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING OJT ON RADAR N, ALL RADAR POS COMBINED. MODERATE TFC, SCATTERED WX IN THE AREA. A PLT CALLED THE TRACON AND TALKED TO OUR SUPVR. THE PLT SAID HE WAS IN HIS PLANE (A PA32), AT CAE, WITHOUT WORKING RADIOS, AND WANTED TO DEPART RWY 23, WBOUND, TO A DEST 'JUST N OF IRQ VOR.' SUPVR APPROVED IT, GAVE THE PLT A CODE TO SQUAWK, TOLD ME ABOUT IT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED, SQUAWKING 7600, AND TURNED NW, CLBING DIRECTLY TOWARD AN ACR CL65 WHICH THE DEVELOPMENTAL HAD JUST TURNED ON THE ILS APCH FOR RWY 11. THE DEVELOPMENTAL ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THE CL65 OUT, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. I ALSO TRIED TO CAL THE CL65. JUST AS THE ACFT PASSED, LCL CTLR CALLED AND SAID THE CL65 WAS ON HIS FREQ. AFTER LNDG, THE CL65 CALLED UP ON APCH FREQ AND APOLOGIZED FOR SWITCHING TO TWR EARLY, AND SAID THEY HAD THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT. THE NORDO ACFT CONTINUED NW FOR ABOUT 15 MI, THEN TURNED WBOUND. HE DEPARTED OUR AIRSPACE TO THE W, CLBING THROUGH 8000 FT, STILL SQUAWKING 7600. WE ADVISED THE NEXT FACILITY, AGS.

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.