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An air taxi cargo pilot, in hnl class B airspace, experienced an insidious communication radio loss. By the time he was sure he had a problem, the safest thing to do was land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 458020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 458020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Had experienced some minor communication problem during the flight. Was on approach frequency, about 3/4 mi from the runway (on which I was cleared for the visual approach), and still not receiving any ATC calls to switch to tower. I inquired of approach control to switch, but had no reply. Went to tower and transmitted that I was visual to runway 4R, but no reply. I thought later I heard 'cleared to land' and no call sign. I landed and had problems still with communications. Reported the problem to maintenance. I really don't know if I officially received a clearance to land, but felt it was lost communication and my safest choice was to land. No runway conflicts existed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIR TAXI CARGO PLT, IN HNL CLASS B AIRSPACE, EXPERIENCED AN INSIDIOUS COM RADIO LOSS. BY THE TIME HE WAS SURE HE HAD A PROB, THE SAFEST THING TO DO WAS LAND.
Narrative: HAD EXPERIENCED SOME MINOR COM PROB DURING THE FLT. WAS ON APCH FREQ, ABOUT 3/4 MI FROM THE RWY (ON WHICH I WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH), AND STILL NOT RECEIVING ANY ATC CALLS TO SWITCH TO TWR. I INQUIRED OF APCH CTL TO SWITCH, BUT HAD NO REPLY. WENT TO TWR AND XMITTED THAT I WAS VISUAL TO RWY 4R, BUT NO REPLY. I THOUGHT LATER I HEARD 'CLRED TO LAND' AND NO CALL SIGN. I LANDED AND HAD PROBS STILL WITH COMS. RPTED THE PROB TO MAINT. I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I OFFICIALLY RECEIVED A CLRNC TO LAND, BUT FELT IT WAS LOST COM AND MY SAFEST CHOICE WAS TO LAND. NO RWY CONFLICTS EXISTED.
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.