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Attributes | |
ACN | 103959 |
Time | |
Date | 198902 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : owb |
State Reference | KY |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : evv |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 718 |
ASRS Report | 103959 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Requested navigation assistance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: returning from fl to ia, about 30 mi south of owb, alternator failed, followed shortly by loss of navigation radios and then be loss of one communication radio. Since I was in an unfamiliar area and had only a little over 1 hours fuel left, I tried unicom with no results, then switched to evv approach control and requested vectors to nearest airport. Evv had me squawk 7700 and then a discrete code and vectored me to owb where I had the alternator repaired and continued the trip. I had 45 mins of fuel left when I landed at owb. The evv approach controller was very professional and helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA ON CROSS COUNTRY TRIP HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LOSES NAVIGATION CAPABILITY. DUE TO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST ARPT.
Narrative: REQUESTED NAV ASSISTANCE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RETURNING FROM FL TO IA, ABOUT 30 MI S OF OWB, ALTERNATOR FAILED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY LOSS OF NAV RADIOS AND THEN BE LOSS OF ONE COM RADIO. SINCE I WAS IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA AND HAD ONLY A LITTLE OVER 1 HRS FUEL LEFT, I TRIED UNICOM WITH NO RESULTS, THEN SWITCHED TO EVV APCH CTL AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST ARPT. EVV HAD ME SQUAWK 7700 AND THEN A DISCRETE CODE AND VECTORED ME TO OWB WHERE I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPAIRED AND CONTINUED THE TRIP. I HAD 45 MINS OF FUEL LEFT WHEN I LANDED AT OWB. THE EVV APCH CTLR WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.