PA28-151 student pilot makes emergency landing after mechanical difficulties and loss of communicati...

Attributes
ACN	457284
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frg.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : frg.tower tower : psp.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 89 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	457284
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door ajar other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

In sum: student pilot on his 4TH solo experiences loud noise in-flight and discovers a door not fully closed. He further experiences a partial radio communication failure associated with the noise from the open door. An emergency landing without communication is accomplished. Tower light signals the reporter to stop aircraft on tarmac and receive instructions from waiting fire/rescue personnel. Landing and tow in are without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28-151 STUDENT PLT MAKES EMER LNDG AFTER MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES AND LOSS OF COM AT FRG.

Narrative: IN SUM: STUDENT PLT ON HIS 4TH SOLO EXPERIENCES LOUD NOISE INFLT AND DISCOVERS A DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED. HE FURTHER EXPERIENCES A PARTIAL RADIO COM FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOISE FROM THE OPEN DOOR. AN EMER LNDG WITHOUT COM IS ACCOMPLISHED. TWR LIGHT SIGNALS THE RPTR TO STOP ACFT ON TARMAC AND RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM WAITING FIRE/RESCUE PERSONNEL. LNDG AND TOW IN ARE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

PA28-151 student pilot makes emergency landing after mechanical difficulties and loss of communication at frg.