Pilot of a C172 departs an airport beneath the outer ring of class C airspace to transition to an ai...

Attributes
ACN	429510
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1100
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwo.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	429510
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was departing eastbound from fxe airport. My destination was hwo. On my climb out from executive, the tower told me to turn sbound (180 degrees) and contact fll tower. After waiting for the radio to clear, I called fll tower. I wanted to fly sbound through their airspace. At this time, the tower acknowledged somebody was calling but could not understand who it was. I tried the second radio and had no luck. At this time I realized I had radio failure and immediately diverted down to the coast line to avoid traffic. I decided hwo was the most suitable, close airport at which to land. Fxe was very busy and fll is class C airspace. North perry was only about 5 mi away, and my past experience there told me it would not be very busy. I continued flying low, along the coast, till I was south of fll airspace and then I turned wbound and headed to north perry. I flew over north perry and tilted my wings to let them know I had no radio. I also figured they would know about my radio failure because I told fxe that north perry was my final destination. At this point, I received the steady green light from north perry tower, entered the traffic pattern and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C172 DEPARTS AN ARPT BENEATH THE OUTER RING OF CLASS C AIRSPACE TO TRANSITION TO AN ARPT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CLASS C. HE HAS A RADIO FAILURE WHEN CHANGING FREQS TO APCH. HE DOES A GOOD JOB OF REMAINING BELOW THE CLASS C AND NEARBY CLASS B AIRSPACE AND AT HIS DEST RECEIVES A GREEN LIGHT FOR LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING EBOUND FROM FXE ARPT. MY DEST WAS HWO. ON MY CLBOUT FROM EXECUTIVE, THE TWR TOLD ME TO TURN SBOUND (180 DEGS) AND CONTACT FLL TWR. AFTER WAITING FOR THE RADIO TO CLR, I CALLED FLL TWR. I WANTED TO FLY SBOUND THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE. AT THIS TIME, THE TWR ACKNOWLEDGED SOMEBODY WAS CALLING BUT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHO IT WAS. I TRIED THE SECOND RADIO AND HAD NO LUCK. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED I HAD RADIO FAILURE AND IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED DOWN TO THE COAST LINE TO AVOID TFC. I DECIDED HWO WAS THE MOST SUITABLE, CLOSE ARPT AT WHICH TO LAND. FXE WAS VERY BUSY AND FLL IS CLASS C AIRSPACE. NORTH PERRY WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MI AWAY, AND MY PAST EXPERIENCE THERE TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE VERY BUSY. I CONTINUED FLYING LOW, ALONG THE COAST, TILL I WAS S OF FLL AIRSPACE AND THEN I TURNED WBOUND AND HEADED TO NORTH PERRY. I FLEW OVER NORTH PERRY AND TILTED MY WINGS TO LET THEM KNOW I HAD NO RADIO. I ALSO FIGURED THEY WOULD KNOW ABOUT MY RADIO FAILURE BECAUSE I TOLD FXE THAT NORTH PERRY WAS MY FINAL DEST. AT THIS POINT, I RECEIVED THE STEADY GREEN LIGHT FROM NORTH PERRY TWR, ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AND LANDED.

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.