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Private pilot of a piper PA28R lost alternator electrical power and diverted to land. He left approach controller monitoring to open his flight plan and never came back due to the alternator problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : boi |
| State Reference | ID |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : boi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 15697 flight time type : 1094 |
| ASRS Report | 346000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departing boise air terminal at dawn, VFR with departure radar advisories. Requested to leave departure frequency to open VFR flight plan with flight service. Opened flight plan. Became aware of alternator malfunction, evaluated the problem and achieved an in-flight correction (temporary). Distracted by the above, I forgot to return to departure frequency until well away from boise airspace. Alternator later failed necessitating a precautionary landing at burley, identification. In-flight electrical problem caused me to forget to return to boise departure frequency after opening VFR flight plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28R LOST ALTERNATOR ELECTRICAL PWR AND DIVERTED TO LAND. HE LEFT APCH CTLR MONITORING TO OPEN HIS FLT PLAN AND NEVER CAME BACK DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR PROB.
Narrative: DEPARTING BOISE AIR TERMINAL AT DAWN, VFR WITH DEP RADAR ADVISORIES. REQUESTED TO LEAVE DEP FREQ TO OPEN VFR FLT PLAN WITH FLT SVC. OPENED FLT PLAN. BECAME AWARE OF ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION, EVALUATED THE PROB AND ACHIEVED AN INFLT CORRECTION (TEMPORARY). DISTRACTED BY THE ABOVE, I FORGOT TO RETURN TO DEP FREQ UNTIL WELL AWAY FROM BOISE AIRSPACE. ALTERNATOR LATER FAILED NECESSITATING A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT BURLEY, ID. INFLT ELECTRICAL PROB CAUSED ME TO FORGET TO RETURN TO BOISE DEP FREQ AFTER OPENING VFR FLT PLAN.
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.