Unauthorized penetration of airspace air traffic area B and D airspaces when unable to establish rad...

Attributes
ACN	264623
Time
Date	199402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci tower : mci tower : yul
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	264623
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Alternator went out approximately 25 mi northeast of airport mci, nearest airport known to me, and tried to contact approach control so could land to fix the problem. Flew at 6500 ft in pattern at airport, still no contact with approach control that I could understand as radio was garbled. Shut off all equipment except 1 radio and transponder to conserve battery. Started second time around in pattern and above all traffic. Saw a 727 jet on final to land then noticed it raise its nose and abort the landing. I turned toward the runway. Seeing no one else on final to land, I landed as fast and short as possible to clear the runway. Stayed between both runways trying to contact ground control, to no avail. Security van came, motioned me across the runway to ramp. If tower was using light signals, I never saw any.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE ATA B AND D AIRSPACES WHEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT.

Narrative: ALTERNATOR WENT OUT APPROX 25 MI NE OF ARPT MCI, NEAREST ARPT KNOWN TO ME, AND TRIED TO CONTACT APCH CTL SO COULD LAND TO FIX THE PROB. FLEW AT 6500 FT IN PATTERN AT ARPT, STILL NO CONTACT WITH APCH CTL THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND AS RADIO WAS GARBLED. SHUT OFF ALL EQUIP EXCEPT 1 RADIO AND XPONDER TO CONSERVE BATTERY. STARTED SECOND TIME AROUND IN PATTERN AND ABOVE ALL TFC. SAW A 727 JET ON FINAL TO LAND THEN NOTICED IT RAISE ITS NOSE AND ABORT THE LNDG. I TURNED TOWARD THE RWY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON FINAL TO LAND, I LANDED AS FAST AND SHORT AS POSSIBLE TO CLR THE RWY. STAYED BTWN BOTH RWYS TRYING TO CONTACT GND CTL, TO NO AVAIL. SECURITY VAN CAME, MOTIONED ME ACROSS THE RWY TO RAMP. IF TWR WAS USING LIGHT SIGNALS, I NEVER SAW ANY.

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.

Unauthorized penetration of airspace air traffic area B and D airspaces when unable to establish radio contact.