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A C150 lost electrical power while a student pilot flew a cross country. He returned to the departure airport where a conflict developed with an air carrier and he executed a go around because of an unstabilized approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1020238 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Flying solo cross country. Lost electrical and radio contact 20 miles southeast of my departure airport. Put squawk at 7600. Flew normal approach with exception of tipping the wings toward tower to let them know emergency situation. Before turning final on left base for 17R; I looked to see if I could enter the pattern safely. Made judgment that commercial jet was far enough away that his landing would not be altered. Saw jet go back up and around after I turned final so tower clearly thought it was too close. Gusty conditions and lack of flaps due to electrical failure prevented a good set up for landing. At 10 ft I powered up and made a closed traffic right turn for second landing attempt. Fuel gauges were showing empty (false reading due to electrical failure); so I was committed to a successful landing. Landed safely on 17R and called tower as soon as I got to FBO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C150 lost electrical power while a student pilot flew a cross country. He returned to the departure airport where a conflict developed with an air carrier and he executed a go around because of an unstabilized approach.
Narrative: Flying solo cross country. Lost electrical and radio contact 20 miles southeast of my departure airport. Put squawk at 7600. Flew normal approach with exception of tipping the wings toward Tower to let them know emergency situation. Before turning final on left base for 17R; I looked to see if I could enter the pattern safely. Made judgment that commercial jet was far enough away that his landing would not be altered. Saw jet go back up and around after I turned final so Tower clearly thought it was too close. Gusty conditions and lack of flaps due to electrical failure prevented a good set up for landing. At 10 FT I powered up and made a closed traffic right turn for second landing attempt. Fuel gauges were showing empty (false reading due to electrical failure); so I was committed to a successful landing. Landed safely on 17R and called Tower as soon as I got to FBO.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.