C210 aircraft. Pilot flying aircraft with ferry permit took off with known radio problem. After airb...

Attributes
ACN	355133
Time
Date	199612
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	355133
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On dec/tue/96 I received a ferry permit to fly a C210 from brookridge airport to gary for an annual inspection. The mechanic authority/authorized the plane for flight. I could not get the radios to work, but having flown this area for the last 35 yrs, I set the directional gyroscope on a runway heading of 100 degrees and took off. My intention was to intercept the river and fly the southeast leg to gary. After taking off I went to work on trying to get the radios to work. Checking my flight position, I was not where I should be. I checked the magnetic compass which indicated a north heading, the directional gyroscope indicated 070 degrees. Further check, the sun was on my left side and it should be in the tail position. I turned right to the southeast heading and saw an airport to my left. I kept cycling the master switch and the circuit breakers to get radio contact. Approaching the airport I left 1900 ft to get a better look at the airport. I saw big planes and recognized ord. I turned southeast looking for landmarks and soon recognized the hancock building. 1 VOR needle indicated to a heading to the lansing airport on the chicago heights frequency. I heard a plane calling gary. I had finally got the radio working. The plane had been sitting for some time, probably causing the radios not to work as with other instruments. I called gary, no answer, but kept calling. After a short time, they answered. I asked for a position report and was reported east of midway. Visibility was obscured smoke and haze. The directional gyroscope was not operating. Trying to get the radios to work distraction from attention to track. My intention was to stop at lansing, call the tower at gary if I couldn't get the radios to work. I had not intended to fly north where the directional gyroscope took me at 165 mph. I did not believe I could have made this kind of mistake. I have flown this area working pickup and delivery of aircraft, student training, and I am a commercial pilot with an instrument and CFI rating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 ACFT. PLT FLYING ACFT WITH FERRY PERMIT TOOK OFF WITH KNOWN RADIO PROB. AFTER AIRBORNE RPTR BECAME DISORIENTED AND ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT. EVENTUALLY RPTR GOT THE RADIOS WORKING AND CONTINUED TO DEST.

Narrative: ON DEC/TUE/96 I RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY A C210 FROM BROOKRIDGE ARPT TO GARY FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE MECH AUTH THE PLANE FOR FLT. I COULD NOT GET THE RADIOS TO WORK, BUT HAVING FLOWN THIS AREA FOR THE LAST 35 YRS, I SET THE DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE ON A RWY HDG OF 100 DEGS AND TOOK OFF. MY INTENTION WAS TO INTERCEPT THE RIVER AND FLY THE SE LEG TO GARY. AFTER TAKING OFF I WENT TO WORK ON TRYING TO GET THE RADIOS TO WORK. CHKING MY FLT POS, I WAS NOT WHERE I SHOULD BE. I CHKED THE MAGNETIC COMPASS WHICH INDICATED A N HDG, THE DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE INDICATED 070 DEGS. FURTHER CHK, THE SUN WAS ON MY L SIDE AND IT SHOULD BE IN THE TAIL POS. I TURNED R TO THE SE HDG AND SAW AN ARPT TO MY L. I KEPT CYCLING THE MASTER SWITCH AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO GET RADIO CONTACT. APCHING THE ARPT I LEFT 1900 FT TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE ARPT. I SAW BIG PLANES AND RECOGNIZED ORD. I TURNED SE LOOKING FOR LANDMARKS AND SOON RECOGNIZED THE HANCOCK BUILDING. 1 VOR NEEDLE INDICATED TO A HDG TO THE LANSING ARPT ON THE CHICAGO HEIGHTS FREQ. I HEARD A PLANE CALLING GARY. I HAD FINALLY GOT THE RADIO WORKING. THE PLANE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR SOME TIME, PROBABLY CAUSING THE RADIOS NOT TO WORK AS WITH OTHER INSTS. I CALLED GARY, NO ANSWER, BUT KEPT CALLING. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THEY ANSWERED. I ASKED FOR A POS RPT AND WAS RPTED E OF MIDWAY. VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED SMOKE AND HAZE. THE DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE WAS NOT OPERATING. TRYING TO GET THE RADIOS TO WORK DISTR FROM ATTN TO TRACK. MY INTENTION WAS TO STOP AT LANSING, CALL THE TWR AT GARY IF I COULDN'T GET THE RADIOS TO WORK. I HAD NOT INTENDED TO FLY N WHERE THE DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE TOOK ME AT 165 MPH. I DID NOT BELIEVE I COULD HAVE MADE THIS KIND OF MISTAKE. I HAVE FLOWN THIS AREA WORKING PICKUP AND DELIVERY OF ACFT, STUDENT TRAINING, AND I AM A COMMERCIAL PLT WITH AN INST AND CFI RATING.

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.

C210 aircraft. Pilot flying aircraft with ferry permit took off with known radio problem. After airborne reporter became disoriented and entered class B airspace without radio contact. Eventually reporter got the radios working and continued to destination.