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The pilot of a single-engine aircraft diverted and landed without a clearance at a tower controled airport. Navigation and communication radio failure were a result of an electrical problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hgr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 311799 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While en route from N57 to phd our navigation equipment failed and radio communication failed. At this time we came across a large airport. We could see a tower, however it appeared there was no one in it. We circled tower but received no signal light, then we decided to land. Upon landing we discovered the airport was hagerstown, md. Using our hand held radio we called ground control on 121.9. At this time we received a red light, so we held our position. Shortly, a vehicle from the airport arrived and escorted us over to the flight line. We were advised to call the tower and we did. Radios failed due to electrical problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF A SINGLE-ENG ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC AT A TWR CTLED ARPT. NAV AND COM RADIO FAILURE WERE A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL PROB.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM N57 TO PHD OUR NAV EQUIP FAILED AND RADIO COM FAILED. AT THIS TIME WE CAME ACROSS A LARGE ARPT. WE COULD SEE A TWR, HOWEVER IT APPEARED THERE WAS NO ONE IN IT. WE CIRCLED TWR BUT RECEIVED NO SIGNAL LIGHT, THEN WE DECIDED TO LAND. UPON LNDG WE DISCOVERED THE ARPT WAS HAGERSTOWN, MD. USING OUR HAND HELD RADIO WE CALLED GND CTL ON 121.9. AT THIS TIME WE RECEIVED A RED LIGHT, SO WE HELD OUR POS. SHORTLY, A VEHICLE FROM THE ARPT ARRIVED AND ESCORTED US OVER TO THE FLT LINE. WE WERE ADVISED TO CALL THE TWR AND WE DID. RADIOS FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROB.
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.