Narrative:

I was flying as PIC of a recreational flight with another pilot, who was flying as a passenger and not a required crew member. I am working on acquiring my commercial certificate. An IFR flight plan was filed from ast to pae with bfi as an alternate. IMC existed, with overcast ceilings at ast around 1000-1500 ft. A WX briefing was received from FSS which stated that WX minimums were below minimum for landing at pae, but forecasted to improve. I filed an IFR flight plan, with intention of landing at pae if the minimums allowed, and flying to bfi if they did not. The flight went smoothly, and upon nearing pae, I radioed FSS to check WX at pae. WX minimums still were too low, so I requested radar vectors into bfi as my alternate. After being cleared for the approach into bfi, on runway 13R, I was established on short final on the ILS when I lost radio communications with ATC. WX conditions were IMC. I had less than 10 seconds before landing. I saw the green light flashing from the tower, so I flew the plane in and landed smoothly. I did not bother to adjust the transponder to squawk 'lost communications' due to being on short final in IMC, and seeing the green light from the tower. Upon safely landing and then taxiing off the runway at taxiway a, I then focused my efforts on the radio communication problem, and was able to re-establish radio communication and found the frequency for bfi ground control. I contacted ground control and they cleared me to taxi to an FBO for fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON SHORT FINAL BFI IN IMC, PA28 PERCEIVES VHF COM LOSS, AND DETERMINES LNDG IS BEST RESOLUTION TO RESOLVE HIS PROB.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS PIC OF A RECREATIONAL FLT WITH ANOTHER PLT, WHO WAS FLYING AS A PAX AND NOT A REQUIRED CREW MEMBER. I AM WORKING ON ACQUIRING MY COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED FROM AST TO PAE WITH BFI AS AN ALTERNATE. IMC EXISTED, WITH OVCST CEILINGS AT AST AROUND 1000-1500 FT. A WX BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED FROM FSS WHICH STATED THAT WX MINIMUMS WERE BELOW MINIMUM FOR LNDG AT PAE, BUT FORECASTED TO IMPROVE. I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN, WITH INTENTION OF LNDG AT PAE IF THE MINIMUMS ALLOWED, AND FLYING TO BFI IF THEY DID NOT. THE FLT WENT SMOOTHLY, AND UPON NEARING PAE, I RADIOED FSS TO CHK WX AT PAE. WX MINIMUMS STILL WERE TOO LOW, SO I REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS INTO BFI AS MY ALTERNATE. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH INTO BFI, ON RWY 13R, I WAS ESTABLISHED ON SHORT FINAL ON THE ILS WHEN I LOST RADIO COMS WITH ATC. WX CONDITIONS WERE IMC. I HAD LESS THAN 10 SECONDS BEFORE LNDG. I SAW THE GREEN LIGHT FLASHING FROM THE TWR, SO I FLEW THE PLANE IN AND LANDED SMOOTHLY. I DID NOT BOTHER TO ADJUST THE XPONDER TO SQUAWK 'LOST COMS' DUE TO BEING ON SHORT FINAL IN IMC, AND SEEING THE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TWR. UPON SAFELY LNDG AND THEN TAXIING OFF THE RWY AT TXWY A, I THEN FOCUSED MY EFFORTS ON THE RADIO COM PROB, AND WAS ABLE TO RE-ESTABLISH RADIO COM AND FOUND THE FREQ FOR BFI GND CTL. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND THEY CLRED ME TO TAXI TO AN FBO FOR FUEL.

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.