C152 pilot reported radio malfunction during final approach.
Synopsis
C152 pilot reported radio malfunction during final approach.
Narrative
I'm writing this about the incident that happened with me on final for Runway XXR at ZZZ. I started to experience radio issues when I was 15 NM away from ZZZ. At that time I was under flight following with Center. Center vectored me and got me on 8 NM straight in for Runway XXR and advised me to expect Runway XXR at ZZZ. After which I tried to contact Tower many times by doing 360 before entering the Class D airspace. That was when I heard the Tower say N-number 1 as my radios were barely audible; which made me think that was a clearance for me so I went ahead and landed on Runway XXR because Center had told me to expect Runway XXR. The Tower was also confused with the similar tail number of 2 aircraft and even he released that the aircraft on final was N-number 1 and not N-number 2. And then the Tower asked me to land and contact facilities when I was on final for Runway XXR. After landing the problem continued. I contacted dispatch and Name and after talking for 45mins the radios were some how working for a few minutes; but the radio were heating way too much. I got the clearance to take off from XXR. After leaving the class D airspace I had to turn the radios back OFF as the radio were throwing heat waves and on touching it they felt like they are gonna melt. I had the radios off for the entire flight. I turned them on again when I was 10nm away from ZZZ1. Till the time I landed the radios were heated again.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.