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A cessna pilot experienced electrical failure while using flight following enroute to his destination. Reporter elected to continue to destination using last assigned altitude and heading; landing without difficulity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1031185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| 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 | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generator/Alternator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Flight following from approach; assigned descent to 2;500 MSL and told by controller to turn 10 degrees right (approximately 160 degrees) to avoid class D en route to a class east airport for final landing at my planned destination. Experienced complete electrical failure; attempted to squawk 7600; but unable to communicate. Remained at 2;500 MSL and proceeded to my destination without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Cessna pilot experienced electrical failure while using flight following enroute to his destination. Reporter elected to continue to destination using last assigned altitude and heading; landing without difficulity.
Narrative: Flight following from Approach; assigned descent to 2;500 MSL and told by Controller to turn 10 degrees right (approximately 160 degrees) to avoid Class D en route to a Class E airport for final landing at my planned destination. Experienced complete electrical failure; attempted to squawk 7600; but unable to communicate. Remained at 2;500 MSL and proceeded to my destination without further incident.
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.