An small aircraft lost all of its electrical power.

Attributes
ACN	242541
Time
Date	199305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dvt tracon : mso
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	242541
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed prc without problem to dut. About 1/2 way into flight, total electrical failure. Hand pumped gear down. Attempted to overfly tower at pattern altitude. At 500 ft, traffic conflict. Entered traffic pattern at usual spot (cap canal and I-10 freeway). Since no radio, looked for 'green' from tower cabin attendant. Turned final for runway 25L. Aircraft on runway and no green light. Executed left 270 degree turn, turned back to base and final. Got green light, landed and secured cockpit. Then called tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LOST ALL OF ITS ELECTRICAL PWR.

Narrative: DEPARTED PRC WITHOUT PROB TO DUT. ABOUT 1/2 WAY INTO FLT, TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HAND PUMPED GEAR DOWN. ATTEMPTED TO OVERFLY TWR AT PATTERN ALT. AT 500 FT, TFC CONFLICT. ENTERED TFC PATTERN AT USUAL SPOT (CAP CANAL AND I-10 FREEWAY). SINCE NO RADIO, LOOKED FOR 'GREEN' FROM TWR CAB. TURNED FINAL FOR RWY 25L. ACFT ON RWY AND NO GREEN LIGHT. EXECUTED L 270 DEG TURN, TURNED BACK TO BASE AND FINAL. GOT GREEN LIGHT, LANDED AND SECURED COCKPIT. THEN CALLED 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.