C182 experienced complete electrical failure. Circled the field for green light but received none. Entered traffic pattern for runway 35R and landed. Saw flashing green light and taxied to parking.

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Attributes
ACN	366234
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5890 msl bound upper : 5890
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 179
ASRS Report	366234
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 25 mi east of centennial airport, during descent, I realized the airplane had a total electrical failure. All radios, gauges, fuel gauges, flaps were inoperative. Approached apa from east, circled looking for light signals. I received none, then entered the traffic pattern for runway 35R, still looking for light gun. Received none. I chose to land, since in my mind, I was declaring an emergency. Flaps were not working and the fuel gauges were reading empty. I became unsure as to the outcome of the flight. After landing and prior to taxi, I then saw flashing green to taxi. I talked to tower personnel after deplaning via the phone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. CIRCLED THE FIELD FOR GREEN LIGHT BUT RECEIVED NONE. ENTERED TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 35R AND LANDED. SAW FLASHING GREEN LIGHT AND TAXIED TO PARKING.

Narrative: APPROX 25 MI E OF CENTENNIAL ARPT, DURING DSCNT, I REALIZED THE AIRPLANE HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ALL RADIOS, GAUGES, FUEL GAUGES, FLAPS WERE INOP. APCHED APA FROM E, CIRCLED LOOKING FOR LIGHT SIGNALS. I RECEIVED NONE, THEN ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 35R, STILL LOOKING FOR LIGHT GUN. RECEIVED NONE. I CHOSE TO LAND, SINCE IN MY MIND, I WAS DECLARING AN EMER. FLAPS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE FUEL GAUGES WERE READING EMPTY. I BECAME UNSURE AS TO THE OUTCOME OF THE FLT. AFTER LNDG AND PRIOR TO TAXI, I THEN SAW FLASHING GREEN TO TAXI. I TALKED TO TWR PERSONNEL AFTER DEPLANING VIA THE PHONE.

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.