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GA small aircraft had generator problem after takeoff. Pilot thinks he flew within the TCA veil without a transponder putting out a signal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 159095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : whp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : whp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 159095 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft ground-checked ok. At takeoff gen warning light came on (idiot light only, no meter). Turned off all but tower communication and tracked out. Gen seemed to be ok. Forgot to turn transponder back on for about 4 mi (at newhall pass). Turned it on and gen light started to glow again. Returned to field. Radio was getting weak. Not sure if transponder was putting out. At all times under bur arsa or beyond it. Whiteman airport is 25 NM from lax TCA, so I tracked out the 5 NM out the TCA west/O xpoinder.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA HAD GENERATOR PROBLEM AFTER TKOF. PLT THINKS HE FLEW WITHIN THE TCA VEIL WITHOUT A TRANSPONDER PUTTING OUT A SIGNAL.
Narrative: ACFT GND-CHKED OK. AT TKOF GEN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (IDIOT LIGHT ONLY, NO METER). TURNED OFF ALL BUT TWR COM AND TRACKED OUT. GEN SEEMED TO BE OK. FORGOT TO TURN XPONDER BACK ON FOR ABOUT 4 MI (AT NEWHALL PASS). TURNED IT ON AND GEN LIGHT STARTED TO GLOW AGAIN. RETURNED TO FIELD. RADIO WAS GETTING WEAK. NOT SURE IF XPONDER WAS PUTTING OUT. AT ALL TIMES UNDER BUR ARSA OR BEYOND IT. WHITEMAN ARPT IS 25 NM FROM LAX TCA, SO I TRACKED OUT THE 5 NM OUT THE TCA W/O XPOINDER.
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.