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Small aircraft pilot on a night operation experiences a loss of primary electrical power and performs a modification of the lost communication procedure when unable to establish radio contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 201709 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orl |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco tower : orl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 185 flight time type : 185 |
| ASRS Report | 201709 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was planning on taking a night VFR to savannah, GA, from orlando, fl, aircraft had previously had alternator replaced. During preflight, and engine run-up, I checked ammeter for plus reading. It read ok, I took off, and was told to contact departure from by tower, I contacted departure and they responded by saying they had difficulty in hearing transmission. I then noticed instrument lights were blinking, I then check ammeter and I was showing a discharge. I shut off all naval equipment and looked on sectional chart for nearby airport. At this point I was 10 mi north of orlando executive, I realized at any non-controled airport, the runways could not be activated without electrical power. I chose to head back to orlando executive at 1000 ft for landing. While maintaining vigilance, I entered a left base for runway 7. There was an aircraft on final about 5 mi out, I was looking for any light gun signals, before turning final. I made a no flap landing and cleared the runway. Then I received a flashing green light and I taxied back and tied down aircraft. Goaa. (Greater orlando aviation authority) stopped by and checked on me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ON A NIGHT OP EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF PRIMARY ELECTRICAL PWR AND PERFORMS A MODIFICATION OF THE LOST COM PROC WHEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT.
Narrative: I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING A NIGHT VFR TO SAVANNAH, GA, FROM ORLANDO, FL, ACFT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. DURING PREFLT, AND ENG RUN-UP, I CHKED AMMETER FOR PLUS READING. IT READ OK, I TOOK OFF, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEP FROM BY TWR, I CONTACTED DEP AND THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY HAD DIFFICULTY IN HEARING XMISSION. I THEN NOTICED INST LIGHTS WERE BLINKING, I THEN CHK AMMETER AND I WAS SHOWING A DISCHARGE. I SHUT OFF ALL NAVAL EQUIP AND LOOKED ON SECTIONAL CHART FOR NEARBY ARPT. AT THIS POINT I WAS 10 MI N OF ORLANDO EXECUTIVE, I REALIZED AT ANY NON-CTLED ARPT, THE RWYS COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED WITHOUT ELECTRICAL PWR. I CHOSE TO HEAD BACK TO ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AT 1000 FT FOR LNDG. WHILE MAINTAINING VIGILANCE, I ENTERED A L BASE FOR RWY 7. THERE WAS AN ACFT ON FINAL ABOUT 5 MI OUT, I WAS LOOKING FOR ANY LIGHT GUN SIGNALS, BEFORE TURNING FINAL. I MADE A NO FLAP LNDG AND CLRED THE RWY. THEN I RECEIVED A FLASHING GREEN LIGHT AND I TAXIED BACK AND TIED DOWN ACFT. GOAA. (GREATER ORLANDO AVIATION AUTHORITY) STOPPED BY AND CHKED ON ME.
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.