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Small aircraft aircraft traversing lax special flight rules corridor through TCA has electrical failure causing excursion from prescribed heading and possible penetration of TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 125255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : smo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 125255 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While traveling from oxnard, via los angeles, thru to san diego, I experienced a minor electrical problem while flying in the special flight rules area of the los angeles TCA. Coming down the coast from oxnard I intercepted the 132 degree bearing to the santa monica VOR. 132 degree is the radial which is to be the outbnd/inbound radial which traffic in the special flight rules/VFR corridor are to head, either going southward or northward. I was headed southward to san diego. After intercepting the 132 degree radial, I proceeded across lax. During the time over the VOR (VOR changeover from a 'to' indication to 'from' indication), and just thereafter, a momentary lapse in electricity struck my instrument panel. Upon the onset of the power returning, a false readout was put on for quite a few seconds. Realizing that I may be off course at this point, I contacted los angeles approach control to tell them my problem and to ask for help by giving radar vectors out of the area. To rectify this problem in the future, I think it is up to the PIC to make sure that the instruments will act properly be being checked out by a certified mechanic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT TRAVERSING LAX SPECIAL FLT RULES CORRIDOR THROUGH TCA HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING EXCURSION FROM PRESCRIBED HEADING AND POSSIBLE PENETRATION OF TCA.
Narrative: WHILE TRAVELING FROM OXNARD, VIA LOS ANGELES, THRU TO SAN DIEGO, I EXPERIENCED A MINOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHILE FLYING IN THE SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA OF THE LOS ANGELES TCA. COMING DOWN THE COAST FROM OXNARD I INTERCEPTED THE 132 DEG BEARING TO THE SANTA MONICA VOR. 132 DEG IS THE RADIAL WHICH IS TO BE THE OUTBND/INBND RADIAL WHICH TFC IN THE SPECIAL FLT RULES/VFR CORRIDOR ARE TO HEAD, EITHER GOING SOUTHWARD OR NORTHWARD. I WAS HEADED SOUTHWARD TO SAN DIEGO. AFTER INTERCEPTING THE 132 DEG RADIAL, I PROCEEDED ACROSS LAX. DURING THE TIME OVER THE VOR (VOR CHANGEOVER FROM A 'TO' INDICATION TO 'FROM' INDICATION), AND JUST THEREAFTER, A MOMENTARY LAPSE IN ELECTRICITY STRUCK MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPON THE ONSET OF THE POWER RETURNING, A FALSE READOUT WAS PUT ON FOR QUITE A FEW SECONDS. REALIZING THAT I MAY BE OFF COURSE AT THIS POINT, I CONTACTED LOS ANGELES APCH CTL TO TELL THEM MY PROBLEM AND TO ASK FOR HELP BY GIVING RADAR VECTORS OUT OF THE AREA. TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, I THINK IT IS UP TO THE PIC TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INSTRUMENTS WILL ACT PROPERLY BE BEING CHECKED OUT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC.
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.