C182 loses all electrical on a visual approach to sfe, NM. Pilot follows the lost communication procedure but receives no light from tower. Lands without clearance. Electrical problem resolves itself after landing. Problem occurred as he turned on landing light.

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Attributes
ACN	365033
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfe
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	365033
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ferrying aircraft for avionics repair, checked in with sfe tower on a wide left base for landing clearance, turned on landing light and experienced total electrical failure. Circled 3 times and looked for light signals from sfe tower. No signals. Checked for conflicting traffic -- none. Proceeded to final approach and landed without incident. Electrical power restored on the ground. Checked in with tower, informed them of the situation and taxied to FBO with no further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL ON A VISUAL APCH TO SFE, NM. PLT FOLLOWS THE LOST COM PROC BUT RECEIVES NO LIGHT FROM TWR. LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC. ELECTRICAL PROB RESOLVES ITSELF AFTER LNDG. PROB OCCURRED AS HE TURNED ON LNDG LIGHT.

Narrative: FERRYING ACFT FOR AVIONICS REPAIR, CHKED IN WITH SFE TWR ON A WIDE L BASE FOR LNDG CLRNC, TURNED ON LNDG LIGHT AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. CIRCLED 3 TIMES AND LOOKED FOR LIGHT SIGNALS FROM SFE TWR. NO SIGNALS. CHKED FOR CONFLICTING TFC -- NONE. PROCEEDED TO FINAL APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ELECTRICAL PWR RESTORED ON THE GND. CHKED IN WITH TWR, INFORMED THEM OF THE SIT AND TAXIED TO FBO WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.