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A private pilot IFR in his small aircraft loses his alternator while proceeding towards mli for a practice ILS approach. Pilot uses his hand held GPS and radio for a diversion in VMC conditions to mercer county airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391057 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mli airport : c00 |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mli |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 391057 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : 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:
While on IFR flight to practice approachs, I started with an ILS runway 36 approach to brl, then to ILS runway 3 at gbg. En route to mli VOR to practice ILS runway 9 to mli, over the mercer county airport, lost electrical power. At this time I reached for hand held radio. While trying to get radio working, I was in broken cloud area. Hand held GPS showed over mercer county airport. Descended VFR to 1500 ft, proceeded to C00 called C00 unicom and landed. Cause of electrical failure was a bad alternator. There was no injuries, no incident and no damage to person or aircraft. As soon as I landed at C00 the mli tower was contacted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT IFR IN HIS SMA LOSES HIS ALTERNATOR WHILE PROCEEDING TOWARDS MLI FOR A PRACTICE ILS APCH. PLT USES HIS HAND HELD GPS AND RADIO FOR A DIVERSION IN VMC CONDITIONS TO MERCER COUNTY ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE ON IFR FLT TO PRACTICE APCHS, I STARTED WITH AN ILS RWY 36 APCH TO BRL, THEN TO ILS RWY 3 AT GBG. ENRTE TO MLI VOR TO PRACTICE ILS RWY 9 TO MLI, OVER THE MERCER COUNTY ARPT, LOST ELECTRICAL PWR. AT THIS TIME I REACHED FOR HAND HELD RADIO. WHILE TRYING TO GET RADIO WORKING, I WAS IN BROKEN CLOUD AREA. HAND HELD GPS SHOWED OVER MERCER COUNTY ARPT. DSNDED VFR TO 1500 FT, PROCEEDED TO C00 CALLED C00 UNICOM AND LANDED. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR. THERE WAS NO INJURIES, NO INCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE TO PERSON OR ACFT. AS SOON AS I LANDED AT C00 THE MLI TWR WAS CONTACTED.
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.