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C210 pilot gets in trouble with local controller when, unable to receive any communication, he returns to hangar without getting clearance at hef.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller non radar : 15 controller radar : 35 flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 633266 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon calling tower for takeoff clearance, I had radio failure. Tower said I was unreadable. Hence, I taxied back to maintenance hangar where I came from without radio contact. The taxiway was in an area of several maintenance hangars and I established that no other aircraft were in the area. The distance was approximately 100 yards. The problem was not with my radios but with the plug in jacks of my headset, rendering both radios unusable. The radio shop cleaned the jacks and tested same as ok. I then requested taxi clearance from the radio shop and was chastised for not calling for taxi back. I explained that the radio was unreadable, which they knew. They said I could have used my cell phone to call for clearance. The cell phone is not a required piece of equipment, nor is the tower phone number listed on any chart. I was again chastised by the tower frequency for not calling for taxi back to the radio shop. I feel I did the only thing I could and was not a threat to safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 PLT GETS IN TROUBLE WITH LCL CTLR WHEN, UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY COM, HE RETURNS TO HANGAR WITHOUT GETTING CLRNC AT HEF.
Narrative: UPON CALLING TWR FOR TKOF CLRNC, I HAD RADIO FAILURE. TWR SAID I WAS UNREADABLE. HENCE, I TAXIED BACK TO MAINT HANGAR WHERE I CAME FROM WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT. THE TXWY WAS IN AN AREA OF SEVERAL MAINT HANGARS AND I ESTABLISHED THAT NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN THE AREA. THE DISTANCE WAS APPROX 100 YARDS. THE PROB WAS NOT WITH MY RADIOS BUT WITH THE PLUG IN JACKS OF MY HEADSET, RENDERING BOTH RADIOS UNUSABLE. THE RADIO SHOP CLEANED THE JACKS AND TESTED SAME AS OK. I THEN REQUESTED TAXI CLRNC FROM THE RADIO SHOP AND WAS CHASTISED FOR NOT CALLING FOR TAXI BACK. I EXPLAINED THAT THE RADIO WAS UNREADABLE, WHICH THEY KNEW. THEY SAID I COULD HAVE USED MY CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR CLRNC. THE CELL PHONE IS NOT A REQUIRED PIECE OF EQUIP, NOR IS THE TWR PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON ANY CHART. I WAS AGAIN CHASTISED BY THE TWR FREQ FOR NOT CALLING FOR TAXI BACK TO THE RADIO SHOP. I FEEL I DID THE ONLY THING I COULD AND WAS NOT A THREAT TO SAFETY.
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.