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Small aircraft on ILS approach has electrical failure. Squawks appropriately, lands, received light signal for taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 354 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mcn tower : jax |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 221019 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I had a total electric failure just after I was cleared for the ILS approach for runway 5 in macon regional airport. I still tried to squawk 7700/7600 and hoped they would notice my problem. I waited for a cleared to land signal but I did not get any light signal. Anticipating that they did not know I had an emergency, I decided to land rather than going missed approach. After I landed and got clear of the runway, they gave a light signal to taxi to the ramp, which I also did. Afterwards we found out that we had an alternator failure. Before we started flying and during the flight I also checked my amps indicator, but we also found out afterwards that one was inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON ILS APCH HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SQUAWKS APPROPRIATELY, LANDS, RECEIVED LIGHT SIGNAL FOR TAXI.
Narrative: I HAD A TOTAL ELECTRIC FAILURE JUST AFTER I WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH FOR RWY 5 IN MACON REGIONAL ARPT. I STILL TRIED TO SQUAWK 7700/7600 AND HOPED THEY WOULD NOTICE MY PROBLEM. I WAITED FOR A CLRED TO LAND SIGNAL BUT I DID NOT GET ANY LIGHT SIGNAL. ANTICIPATING THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW I HAD AN EMER, I DECIDED TO LAND RATHER THAN GOING MISSED APCH. AFTER I LANDED AND GOT CLR OF THE RWY, THEY GAVE A LIGHT SIGNAL TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, WHICH I ALSO DID. AFTERWARDS WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE. BEFORE WE STARTED FLYING AND DURING THE FLT I ALSO CHKED MY AMPS INDICATOR, BUT WE ALSO FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS THAT ONE WAS INOP.
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.