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Small aircraft loses primary electrical power and makes emergency landing at small airport on battery power with assist from approach controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 122755 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n67 airport : pne |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 122755 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
IFR flight on rainy day, electrical failure. ATC notified via transceiver. Requested to continue to alternate (much larger and better equipped facility), but could not get clearance. After much arguing, finally received radar vectors to a 2000' field with a published NDB approach. Broke minimums and landed VFR with great difficulty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA LOSES PRIMARY ELECTRICAL POWER AND MAKES EMERGENCY LNDG AT SMALL ARPT ON BATTERY POWER WITH ASSIST FROM APCH CTLR.
Narrative: IFR FLT ON RAINY DAY, ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ATC NOTIFIED VIA TRANSCEIVER. REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO ALTERNATE (MUCH LARGER AND BETTER EQUIPPED FAC), BUT COULD NOT GET CLRNC. AFTER MUCH ARGUING, FINALLY RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO A 2000' FIELD WITH A PUBLISHED NDB APCH. BROKE MINIMUMS AND LANDED VFR WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY.
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.