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Small aircraft has electrical failure. Elects to continue flight using pilotage. Receives light signal but lands on closed runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 213098 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bis |
| State Reference | ND |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bis tracon : crp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 213098 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on a VFR trip to bismarck, nd, on the morning of jun/xx/92, I lost all my electrical power approximately 30 mi southwest of bismarck. I was from centennial airport in englewood, co (denver). The airplane had an annual approximately 3 months before trip. I got out my VFR maps and navigated by compass course and lines to bismarck. I entered the pattern and was flying up to 21L runway. The tower gave me a green light. I therefore overflew the runway, did a 360 degree base final, landed on the runway. It turned out that the runway was closed (indicated on ATIS) as there were contractors on the other end of the runway. They gave me red/green on my approach, however, by this time I was watching landing area and not tower. No closed markings were on the runway. My runout on the ground was very short and I was many yards from anyone on the runway. I should have noticed the last signals from the tower, continued circling. Also, they should have put a temporary X on the runway threshold. Broken lead on the generator was the cause of the electrical failure. I had the generator overhauled lead repaired before departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ELECTS TO CONTINUE FLT USING PILOTAGE. RECEIVES LIGHT SIGNAL BUT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY.
Narrative: WHILE ON A VFR TRIP TO BISMARCK, ND, ON THE MORNING OF JUN/XX/92, I LOST ALL MY ELECTRICAL PWR APPROX 30 MI SW OF BISMARCK. I WAS FROM CENTENNIAL ARPT IN ENGLEWOOD, CO (DENVER). THE AIRPLANE HAD AN ANNUAL APPROX 3 MONTHS BEFORE TRIP. I GOT OUT MY VFR MAPS AND NAVIGATED BY COMPASS COURSE AND LINES TO BISMARCK. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AND WAS FLYING UP TO 21L RWY. THE TWR GAVE ME A GREEN LIGHT. I THEREFORE OVERFLEW THE RWY, DID A 360 DEG BASE FINAL, LANDED ON THE RWY. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED (INDICATED ON ATIS) AS THERE WERE CONTRACTORS ON THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. THEY GAVE ME RED/GREEN ON MY APCH, HOWEVER, BY THIS TIME I WAS WATCHING LNDG AREA AND NOT TWR. NO CLOSED MARKINGS WERE ON THE RWY. MY RUNOUT ON THE GND WAS VERY SHORT AND I WAS MANY YARDS FROM ANYONE ON THE RWY. I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE LAST SIGNALS FROM THE TWR, CONTINUED CIRCLING. ALSO, THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT A TEMPORARY X ON THE RWY THRESHOLD. BROKEN LEAD ON THE GENERATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I HAD THE GENERATOR OVERHAULED LEAD REPAIRED BEFORE DEP.
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.