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While flying VFR; a PA28 pilot notices that the generator has apparently failed and a turn is made to return to the departure airport. During descent airspeed is noted to be near the red line but slowing produces a mushy feeling in the flight controls. The airspeed indicator is ignored and the aircraft is successfully flown to a safe landing by feel alone.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1044349 |
| 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 | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Generator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 13.3 Flight Crew Total 470 Flight Crew Type 460 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was flying VFR above a scattered layer and noticed my radio lights growing dim and the ADF not working properly. I looked at the ammeter for the generator and it was on zero. I made a 180 degree turn to return to the airport and started a cruise descent and noticed the airspeed indicator was near red line. I slowed the aircraft down and noticed that the controls were becoming mushy while the airspeed was still in the yellow arc. I then ignored the asi and flew the plane back to the airfield by feel and without radios or a transponder. I landed without incident and the asi read 110 KTS right when the stall warning went off just before touchdown and when I came to a full stop the asi read 70 KTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While flying VFR; a PA28 pilot notices that the generator has apparently failed and a turn is made to return to the departure airport. During descent airspeed is noted to be near the red line but slowing produces a mushy feeling in the flight controls. The airspeed indicator is ignored and the aircraft is successfully flown to a safe landing by feel alone.
Narrative: I was flying VFR above a scattered layer and noticed my radio lights growing dim and the ADF not working properly. I looked at the ammeter for the generator and it was on zero. I made a 180 degree turn to return to the airport and started a cruise descent and noticed the airspeed indicator was near red line. I slowed the aircraft down and noticed that the controls were becoming mushy while the airspeed was still in the yellow arc. I then ignored the ASI and flew the plane back to the airfield by feel and without radios or a transponder. I landed without incident and the ASI read 110 KTS right when the stall warning went off just before touchdown and when I came to a full stop the ASI read 70 KTS.
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.