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Reporter had door come open and looses radios and electronics and makes an unannounced emergency landing at a military airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303147 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nhk |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : nhk artcc : kzny |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 172 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 303147 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I landed at ptx military airfield as a result of the following: 1) door on aircraft opened, unable to close. 2) lost radios and electronics (partial). 3) located runway, went into pattern after checking for aircraft, rocked wings and looked for lights. Landed on runway and exited runway as soon as possible. Later found out that alternator was faulty. Unit has been replaced on aircraft. Also, door latch was repaired.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR HAD DOOR COME OPEN AND LOOSES RADIOS AND ELECTRONICS AND MAKES AN UNANNOUNCED EMER LNDG AT A MIL ARPT.
Narrative: I LANDED AT PTX MIL AIRFIELD AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) DOOR ON ACFT OPENED, UNABLE TO CLOSE. 2) LOST RADIOS AND ELECTRONICS (PARTIAL). 3) LOCATED RWY, WENT INTO PATTERN AFTER CHKING FOR ACFT, ROCKED WINGS AND LOOKED FOR LIGHTS. LANDED ON RWY AND EXITED RWY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LATER FOUND OUT THAT ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON ACFT. ALSO, DOOR LATCH WAS REPAIRED.
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.