Emergency declared prompts a flight assist in diversion to alternate.

Attributes
ACN	234391
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : shv
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : v69
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	234391
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was flying along V-69 from pbf to eld when shv approach control informed me by radio that they had lost my transponder code. I immediately checked my transponder for proper code, and then checked both generators to find out that they were both off line. I tried to recycle them. This did not work. I asked shv approach for vectors to shv and turned off my master switch and began pulling the nonessential circuit breakers. I left on the #1 navigation and #1 communication. I reestablished radio communication with shv approach, and using my emergency checklist, began setting up for the runway 32 approach into shv. No further radio xmissions were made by me. I landed safely at shv using an ASR approach. The controllers did an excellent job, and I thank everyone involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED PROMPTS A FLT ASSIST IN DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING ALONG V-69 FROM PBF TO ELD WHEN SHV APCH CTL INFORMED ME BY RADIO THAT THEY HAD LOST MY XPONDER CODE. I IMMEDIATELY CHKED MY XPONDER FOR PROPER CODE, AND THEN CHKED BOTH GENERATORS TO FIND OUT THAT THEY WERE BOTH OFF LINE. I TRIED TO RECYCLE THEM. THIS DID NOT WORK. I ASKED SHV APCH FOR VECTORS TO SHV AND TURNED OFF MY MASTER SWITCH AND BEGAN PULLING THE NONESSENTIAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS. I LEFT ON THE #1 NAV AND #1 COM. I REESTABLISHED RADIO COM WITH SHV APCH, AND USING MY EMER CHKLIST, BEGAN SETTING UP FOR THE RWY 32 APCH INTO SHV. NO FURTHER RADIO XMISSIONS WERE MADE BY ME. I LANDED SAFELY AT SHV USING AN ASR APCH. THE CTLRS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND I THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED.

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.