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AC690 flight crew lost communications with center during cruise and descent. Subsequent contact with approach control was established with no other communications problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Turbo Commander 690C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 501490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While on an IFR flight plan from akron, oh, to teterboro, nj, feb/xa/01 around XA00Z, I was sic (PF) of an AC690 turbo commander 900 during a part 91 flight. The PNF was in radio contact with ZNY approximately 50 NM west of teb and had received the altimeter setting. While maintaining a listening watch on the radio frequency, more time went by than usual to receive the next clearance. The PNF tried to contact ZNY on the assigned frequency but was unsuccessful. Recognizing that communication was lost with the assigned frequency, I continued to follow the filed IFR flight plan as is prescribed in the aim lost communication procedure. The PNF then called a new york approach frequency to re-establish radio contact. We were immediately sent to teb tower frequency and cleared to land. The flight terminated uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AC690 FLC LOST COMS WITH CTR DURING CRUISE AND DSCNT. SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH APCH CTL WAS ESTABLISHED WITH NO OTHER COMS PROB.
Narrative: WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM AKRON, OH, TO TETERBORO, NJ, FEB/XA/01 AROUND XA00Z, I WAS SIC (PF) OF AN AC690 TURBO COMMANDER 900 DURING A PART 91 FLT. THE PNF WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ZNY APPROX 50 NM W OF TEB AND HAD RECEIVED THE ALTIMETER SETTING. WHILE MAINTAINING A LISTENING WATCH ON THE RADIO FREQ, MORE TIME WENT BY THAN USUAL TO RECEIVE THE NEXT CLRNC. THE PNF TRIED TO CONTACT ZNY ON THE ASSIGNED FREQ BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. RECOGNIZING THAT COM WAS LOST WITH THE ASSIGNED FREQ, I CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE FILED IFR FLT PLAN AS IS PRESCRIBED IN THE AIM LOST COM PROC. THE PNF THEN CALLED A NEW YORK APCH FREQ TO RE-ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT. WE WERE IMMEDIATELY SENT TO TEB TWR FREQ AND CLRED TO LAND. THE FLT TERMINATED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.