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Pilot of small aircraft lost communication after takeoff due to complete electrical failure due to a shorted battery.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 267915 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff, upon gear retraction, I lost all electrical power. Therefore I also lost all communication with ATC. I was cleared by clearance delivery to fly heading 280 then climb to and maintain 4500 ft until clear of arsa. I followed those instructions until clear of bna airspace, then proceeded to an outlying airport and landed. I then call bna tower (departure) and informed them of my problem. No further problems. Electrical failure caused by a battery short.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA LOST COM AFTER TKOF DUE TO COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO A SHORTED BATTERY.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF, UPON GEAR RETRACTION, I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR. THEREFORE I ALSO LOST ALL COM WITH ATC. I WAS CLRED BY CLRNC DELIVERY TO FLY HDG 280 THEN CLB TO AND MAINTAIN 4500 FT UNTIL CLR OF ARSA. I FOLLOWED THOSE INSTRUCTIONS UNTIL CLR OF BNA AIRSPACE, THEN PROCEEDED TO AN OUTLYING ARPT AND LANDED. I THEN CALL BNA TWR (DEP) AND INFORMED THEM OF MY PROB. NO FURTHER PROBS. ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED BY A BATTERY SHORT.
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.