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Helicopter pilot departing pwk airport with student, conducts training and when returning, tower advises transponder not working. Pilot failed to turn transponder on prior to departing class D airspace. Training conducted under ord, mode C veil.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwk |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pwk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 410750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed pwk with a student, practiced maneuvers nnw of the airport and upon calling the tower to return, I was advised he was not receiving my transponder. This flight was my first as a CFI in a helicopter and in the anticipation, I forgot to turn it on. This was also my second time in this particular helicopter which is equipped with a radio master and I did not double check the transponder. On subsequent flts this has become a double check item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI PLT DEPARTING PWK ARPT WITH STUDENT, CONDUCTS TRAINING AND WHEN RETURNING, TWR ADVISES XPONDER NOT WORKING. PLT FAILED TO TURN XPONDER ON PRIOR TO DEPARTING CLASS D AIRSPACE. TRAINING CONDUCTED UNDER ORD, MODE C VEIL.
Narrative: I DEPARTED PWK WITH A STUDENT, PRACTICED MANEUVERS NNW OF THE ARPT AND UPON CALLING THE TWR TO RETURN, I WAS ADVISED HE WAS NOT RECEIVING MY XPONDER. THIS FLT WAS MY FIRST AS A CFI IN A HELI AND IN THE ANTICIPATION, I FORGOT TO TURN IT ON. THIS WAS ALSO MY SECOND TIME IN THIS PARTICULAR HELI WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO MASTER AND I DID NOT DOUBLE CHK THE XPONDER. ON SUBSEQUENT FLTS THIS HAS BECOME A DOUBLE CHK ITEM.
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.