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Atx X had complete electrical failure. Controller provided emergency ATC service prior to tower's published opening.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pne |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 218880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I showed up at work and signed in at XA30 am (EST). Pne control tower opens at XB00 am (EST). At XA50 am, phl called me and notified me of an aircraft on frequency 121.5 with a complete electrical failure attempting to land on runway 6. I established contact with the airplane prior to opening the control tower at XB00 am (EST). The runway appeared to be clear and I cleared the aircraft to land on runway 6 prior to XB00 am. I activated the emergency phone and the atx X arrived at XA55 am (EST). When I officially opened the tower at XB00 am the airport was closed. In the best interest of the facility (pne), I controled airplanes at pne prior to officially opening the control tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX X HAD COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. CTLR PROVIDED EMER ATC SVC PRIOR TO TWR'S PUBLISHED OPENING.
Narrative: I SHOWED UP AT WORK AND SIGNED IN AT XA30 AM (EST). PNE CTL TWR OPENS AT XB00 AM (EST). AT XA50 AM, PHL CALLED ME AND NOTIFIED ME OF AN ACFT ON FREQ 121.5 WITH A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 6. I ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO OPENING THE CTL TWR AT XB00 AM (EST). THE RWY APPEARED TO BE CLR AND I CLRED THE ACFT TO LAND ON RWY 6 PRIOR TO XB00 AM. I ACTIVATED THE EMER PHONE AND THE ATX X ARRIVED AT XA55 AM (EST). WHEN I OFFICIALLY OPENED THE TWR AT XB00 AM THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FACILITY (PNE), I CTLED AIRPLANES AT PNE PRIOR TO OFFICIALLY OPENING THE CTL TWR.
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.