Aircraft equipment problem electrical failure.

Attributes
ACN	314860
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : elp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zab
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 530 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	314860
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In sum: a young reporter is impressed with his ability to navigation in VMC after dark in the elp area. His electrical system went out, so he declared an emergency and asked his father in the left seat to point him to elp. The father avoided biggs aaf, but headed the aircraft towards juarez. The reporter found that uncomfortable and headed towards elp. He turned his radio back on and obtained landing clearance at elp. He believes that elp does not have a light beacon. He is a recent graduate of an 'aeronautical university.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

Narrative: IN SUM: A YOUNG RPTR IS IMPRESSED WITH HIS ABILITY TO NAV IN VMC AFTER DARK IN THE ELP AREA. HIS ELECTRICAL SYS WENT OUT, SO HE DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED HIS FATHER IN THE L SEAT TO POINT HIM TO ELP. THE FATHER AVOIDED BIGGS AAF, BUT HEADED THE ACFT TOWARDS JUAREZ. THE RPTR FOUND THAT UNCOMFORTABLE AND HEADED TOWARDS ELP. HE TURNED HIS RADIO BACK ON AND OBTAINED LNDG CLRNC AT ELP. HE BELIEVES THAT ELP DOES NOT HAVE A LIGHT BEACON. HE IS A RECENT GRADUATE OF AN 'AERO UNIVERSITY.'

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.