C560 flight crew departed into atlantic oceanic airspace without required HF capability.

Attributes
ACN	502080
Time
Date	200102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : chs.vortac
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute airway : g446.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	502080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We flew into airspace on G-446 that required an HF radio and we did not have one on the aircraft. We fly as co-captain. But, the most senior captain files the flight plan and checks WX. The copilot preflts and gets the plane ready. On this flight, I was the copilot. I did not file the flight plan or plan the route we were going to take. We were in a new airplane. When we got to jains intersection or sarje, center gave us a HF frequency. At that point, I realized we were on a route that required a HF radio. The plane had provisions for one, but did not have the radio head. So we were told to stay on route and relay through another flight (aircraft Y) until we were back into mia airspace. Things I should have done: be more involved in flight planning, even though I was not the captain. Also, I have flown from mia to bahamas a lot and did not need HF radio. So I did not even think about needing one for this trip. To correct the situation, I am going to try to take an international class on atlantic and caribbean flying to learn more about the airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 FLC DEPARTED INTO ATLANTIC OCEANIC AIRSPACE WITHOUT REQUIRED HF CAPABILITY.

Narrative: WE FLEW INTO AIRSPACE ON G-446 THAT REQUIRED AN HF RADIO AND WE DID NOT HAVE ONE ON THE ACFT. WE FLY AS CO-CAPT. BUT, THE MOST SENIOR CAPT FILES THE FLT PLAN AND CHKS WX. THE COPLT PREFLTS AND GETS THE PLANE READY. ON THIS FLT, I WAS THE COPLT. I DID NOT FILE THE FLT PLAN OR PLAN THE RTE WE WERE GOING TO TAKE. WE WERE IN A NEW AIRPLANE. WHEN WE GOT TO JAINS INTXN OR SARJE, CTR GAVE US A HF FREQ. AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED WE WERE ON A RTE THAT REQUIRED A HF RADIO. THE PLANE HAD PROVISIONS FOR ONE, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE RADIO HEAD. SO WE WERE TOLD TO STAY ON RTE AND RELAY THROUGH ANOTHER FLT (ACFT Y) UNTIL WE WERE BACK INTO MIA AIRSPACE. THINGS I SHOULD HAVE DONE: BE MORE INVOLVED IN FLT PLANNING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT THE CAPT. ALSO, I HAVE FLOWN FROM MIA TO BAHAMAS A LOT AND DID NOT NEED HF RADIO. SO I DID NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT NEEDING ONE FOR THIS TRIP. TO CORRECT THE SIT, I AM GOING TO TRY TO TAKE AN INTL CLASS ON ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN FLYING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AIRSPACE.

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.