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Pilot of CH7A reports that he is unable to receive ground control xmissions from many locations at prc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649945 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : prc.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bellanca Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 649945 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : prc.comrdo |
Narrative:
Numerous times I have been unable to raise ground control from several positions on the airport in 3 or 4 different aircraft. On one occasion; I had to change positions six times before I could raise the tower. The tower is keenly aware of the situation as they have had the problem for over a year. The tower switches radios at times and at times it helps. This is a safety issue; not to mention quite irritating. I believe some new equipment (radios) would cure the problem as well as the positions of the antennas. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter reinforced his comments regarding the consistent and repeated inability to communication on the ground. Although his aeronca chief is equipped only with a battery powered; hand held radio; he assured the analyst that this problem is common among even more conventionally equipped aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF CH7A RPTS THAT HE IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE GND CTL XMISSIONS FROM MANY LOCATIONS AT PRC.
Narrative: NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RAISE GND CTL FROM SEVERAL POSITIONS ON THE ARPT IN 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT ACFT. ON ONE OCCASION; I HAD TO CHANGE POSITIONS SIX TIMES BEFORE I COULD RAISE THE TWR. THE TWR IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE SIT AS THEY HAVE HAD THE PROB FOR OVER A YEAR. THE TWR SWITCHES RADIOS AT TIMES AND AT TIMES IT HELPS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE; NOT TO MENTION QUITE IRRITATING. I BELIEVE SOME NEW EQUIP (RADIOS) WOULD CURE THE PROB AS WELL AS THE POSITIONS OF THE ANTENNAS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR REINFORCED HIS COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSISTENT AND REPEATED INABILITY TO COM ON THE GND. ALTHOUGH HIS AERONCA CHIEF IS EQUIPPED ONLY WITH A BATTERY POWERED; HAND HELD RADIO; HE ASSURED THE ANALYST THAT THIS PROB IS COMMON AMONG EVEN MORE CONVENTIONALLY EQUIPPED ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.