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Small aircraft has electrical failure. No lights seen from tower on downwind. Elects to land at uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 157359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cre airport : 5j8 |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cre |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 870 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 157359 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft suffered an electrical failure en route from hus to crew. Approached crew looking for light signals. Flew downwind leg and orbited to left and flew downwind a second time. Aircraft observed on the runway. No light signal seen. Proceeded to cypress bay and landed and closed flight plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO LIGHTS SEEN FROM TWR ON DOWNWIND. ELECTS TO LAND AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
Narrative: ACFT SUFFERED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE ENRTE FROM HUS TO CREW. APCHED CREW LOOKING FOR LIGHT SIGNALS. FLEW DOWNWIND LEG AND ORBITED TO LEFT AND FLEW DOWNWIND A SECOND TIME. ACFT OBSERVED ON THE RWY. NO LIGHT SIGNAL SEEN. PROCEEDED TO CYPRESS BAY AND LANDED AND CLOSED FLT PLAN.
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.