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C152 student pilot had communication radio failure in tol class C. The pilot followed lost communication procedures. The ATCT local controller responded with light gun signals for landing and taxi in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tol.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tol.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 45 flight time type : 45 |
| ASRS Report | 589113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The approach controller told me to contact tower and while switching frequencys the knob broke and I was stuck between frequencys. Instead of landing, I flew back and forth on downwind looking for light-gun signals from the control tower. When I saw the flashing green -- I landed on the runway in use. When my radio wouldn't work, I squawked 7600 on the transponder. When I was on the ground, I waited for the green lights to taxi. Afterwards I called the control tower to make sure everything was okay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 STUDENT PLT HAD COM RADIO FAILURE IN TOL CLASS C. THE PLT FOLLOWED LOST COM PROCS. THE ATCT LCL CTLR RESPONDED WITH LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FOR LNDG AND TAXI IN.
Narrative: THE APCH CTLR TOLD ME TO CONTACT TWR AND WHILE SWITCHING FREQS THE KNOB BROKE AND I WAS STUCK BTWN FREQS. INSTEAD OF LNDG, I FLEW BACK AND FORTH ON DOWNWIND LOOKING FOR LIGHT-GUN SIGNALS FROM THE CTL TWR. WHEN I SAW THE FLASHING GREEN -- I LANDED ON THE RWY IN USE. WHEN MY RADIO WOULDN'T WORK, I SQUAWKED 7600 ON THE XPONDER. WHEN I WAS ON THE GND, I WAITED FOR THE GREEN LIGHTS TO TAXI. AFTERWARDS I CALLED THE CTL TWR TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.
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.