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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Cleveland, OH · April 14, 2010

Date: April 14, 2010 · 15:55 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N42945
Reported as: Piper PA-32-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total800 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N42945Registered now · Piper PA-32-301S/N 32-8306020 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was cleared to climb and contact erie approach control leaving Cleveland approach control's airspace. Pilot could not copy erie's frequency and made repeated requests for Cleveland to confirm the new frequency. Pilot switched to what he thought the correct frequency was and checked in. Pilot did not hear further communications from what he thought was erie approach as he was passing buffalo, NY. Pilot contacted new york center and reestablished communications.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB AND CONTACT ERIE APPROACH CONTROL LEAVING CLEVELAND APPROACH CONTROL'S AIRSPACE. PILOT COULD NOT COPY ERIE'S FREQUENCY AND MADE REPEATED REQUESTS FOR CLEVELAND TO CONFIRM THE NEW FREQUENCY. PILOT SWITCHED TO WHAT HE THOUGHT THE CORRECT FREQUENCY WAS AND CHECKED IN. PILOT DID NOT HEAR FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ERIE APPROACH AS HE WAS PASSING BUFFALO, NY. PILOT CONTACTED NEW YORK CENTER AND REESTABLISHED COMMUNICATIONS.