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A BE8 atx flight crew experiences a stuck microphone en route to london, on. The PIC elected to follow the lost communication procedure, and diverted back to yip, maintaining VMC in this night operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ywt |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czyz tower : yip |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2525 flight time type : 205 |
| ASRS Report | 416300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4660 flight time type : 405 |
| ASRS Report | 416164 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lost communication with ATC (toronto center) occurred approximately 110 NM, 80 NM from ywt VOR due to an uncorrectable stuck microphone. At that time we squawked 7600, and transmitted in the blind to toronto center of our situation and our intentions to remain VFR and return to yip airport. On the way back to yip, altitude and course was adjusted to remain VFR and as to stay clear of pertinent airspace. We received light gun signals for clearance to land at yip. During a point when we were transmitting in the blind with toronto center, we heard a reply from center acknowledging our radio problems, and our intentions to return to yip. We approached the detroit area from the northwest so as to avoid dtw class B airspace, and at a low enough altitude so as to stay well clear of the class B floor. Supplemental information from acn 416164: transmitted in blind to yip tower. Received steady green -- cleared to land. Called yip tower. Spoke with supervisor controller. ATC had received our blind xmissions. Everything worked well according to controller. No other information or reports required according to controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE8 ATX FLC EXPERIENCES A STUCK MIKE ENRTE TO LONDON, ON. THE PIC ELECTED TO FOLLOW THE LOST COM PROC, AND DIVERTED BACK TO YIP, MAINTAINING VMC IN THIS NIGHT OP.
Narrative: LOST COM WITH ATC (TORONTO CTR) OCCURRED APPROX 110 NM, 80 NM FROM YWT VOR DUE TO AN UNCORRECTABLE STUCK MIKE. AT THAT TIME WE SQUAWKED 7600, AND XMITTED IN THE BLIND TO TORONTO CTR OF OUR SIT AND OUR INTENTIONS TO REMAIN VFR AND RETURN TO YIP ARPT. ON THE WAY BACK TO YIP, ALT AND COURSE WAS ADJUSTED TO REMAIN VFR AND AS TO STAY CLR OF PERTINENT AIRSPACE. WE RECEIVED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FOR CLRNC TO LAND AT YIP. DURING A POINT WHEN WE WERE XMITTING IN THE BLIND WITH TORONTO CTR, WE HEARD A REPLY FROM CTR ACKNOWLEDGING OUR RADIO PROBS, AND OUR INTENTIONS TO RETURN TO YIP. WE APCHED THE DETROIT AREA FROM THE NW SO AS TO AVOID DTW CLASS B AIRSPACE, AND AT A LOW ENOUGH ALT SO AS TO STAY WELL CLR OF THE CLASS B FLOOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 416164: XMITTED IN BLIND TO YIP TWR. RECEIVED STEADY GREEN -- CLRED TO LAND. CALLED YIP TWR. SPOKE WITH SUPVR CTLR. ATC HAD RECEIVED OUR BLIND XMISSIONS. EVERYTHING WORKED WELL ACCORDING TO CTLR. NO OTHER INFO OR RPTS REQUIRED ACCORDING TO CTLR.
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.