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Pilot of small aircraft has electrical malfunction and incipient fire enroute to lna which causes him to land at the airport without calling pbi for arsa penetration during the emergency situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi airport : lna |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 136920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inadvertent penetration of palm beach arsa. I was en route from new york. Long island islip's airport to palm beach county airport. I was flying my small aircraft following from new york victor 1 to jacksonville then victor 267 to pahokee VOR (phk 112.4), I reviewed my charts, prior to arrival at phk to plan my route to palm beach county airport. I had planned on taking the 123 degree right from phk. South of the 1549' towers and just north of the antiquers airport then breaking north to palm beach county. Approximately 10 min out of phk. I smelled a strange odor in the cockpit, I noticed my ammeter was laying on 'O' then it would jump up to 10 or 15 then go to 'O' again. I tried calling pbi on 119.1 with no success. The next thing I noted was what appeared to be the 1549' tower off to my right. At this time I knew I was in trouble, unable to contact pbi I started shutting down equipment hoping I could maintain some sort of contact. I turned off the ADF, automatic pilot, both navigation communications, marker beacon, LORAN. About this time I noticed approximately 5 amp draw on the ammeter - note I still had the transponder on, next I did what was normal procedure maintain last known heading and get this plane on the ground west/O hurting myself or anyone else. I landed at palm beach county airport. I then got a message to call palm beach tower, which I did. I told them I had lost my VOR not knowing at the time my real problem was. Being an a & P mechanic I had a few hand tools in the aircraft. After a short investigation I discovered that the positive terminal had completely burnt off. I replaced the battery and all systems check normal. My flight home was normal, landing at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA HAS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND INCIPIENT FIRE ENROUTE TO LNA WHICH CAUSES HIM TO LAND AT THE ARPT WITHOUT CALLING PBI FOR ARSA PENETRATION DURING THE EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Narrative: INADVERTENT PENETRATION OF PALM BEACH ARSA. I WAS ENRTE FROM NEW YORK. LONG ISLAND ISLIP'S ARPT TO PALM BEACH COUNTY ARPT. I WAS FLYING MY SMA FOLLOWING FROM NEW YORK VICTOR 1 TO JACKSONVILLE THEN VICTOR 267 TO PAHOKEE VOR (PHK 112.4), I REVIEWED MY CHARTS, PRIOR TO ARR AT PHK TO PLAN MY ROUTE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY ARPT. I HAD PLANNED ON TAKING THE 123 DEG R FROM PHK. S OF THE 1549' TWRS AND JUST N OF THE ANTIQUERS ARPT THEN BREAKING N TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. APPROX 10 MIN OUT OF PHK. I SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT, I NOTICED MY AMMETER WAS LAYING ON 'O' THEN IT WOULD JUMP UP TO 10 OR 15 THEN GO TO 'O' AGAIN. I TRIED CALLING PBI ON 119.1 WITH NO SUCCESS. THE NEXT THING I NOTED WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE 1549' TWR OFF TO MY R. AT THIS TIME I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE, UNABLE TO CONTACT PBI I STARTED SHUTTING DOWN EQUIP HOPING I COULD MAINTAIN SOME SORT OF CONTACT. I TURNED OFF THE ADF, AUTO PLT, BOTH NAV COMS, MARKER BEACON, LORAN. ABOUT THIS TIME I NOTICED APPROX 5 AMP DRAW ON THE AMMETER - NOTE I STILL HAD THE TRANSPONDER ON, NEXT I DID WHAT WAS NORMAL PROC MAINTAIN LAST KNOWN HDG AND GET THIS PLANE ON THE GND W/O HURTING MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. I LANDED AT PALM BEACH COUNTY ARPT. I THEN GOT A MESSAGE TO CALL PALM BEACH TWR, WHICH I DID. I TOLD THEM I HAD LOST MY VOR NOT KNOWING AT THE TIME MY REAL PROBLEM WAS. BEING AN A & P MECH I HAD A FEW HAND TOOLS IN THE ACFT. AFTER A SHORT INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE POSITIVE TERMINAL HAD COMPLETELY BURNT OFF. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALL SYSTEMS CHK NORMAL. MY FLT HOME WAS NORMAL, LNDG AT NIGHT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.