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Pilot of a centurion on IFR flight plan had an electrical problem. He attempted to cancel IFR and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 412535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwg |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mem |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 412535 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Had electrical problems on IFR flight plan. Tried to cancel, did not communicate. Return to departure airport. No accidents. I was under impression that I had canceled my IFR flight plan. ZME said that they did not receive. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that he was flying a centurion C210. The problem was with the alternator. He called the FSS after landing to be sure the IFR flight plan was canceled. Since this was an electrical failure he was not sure if the message got through to cancel. Some time later, ZME contacted him and said they had not received his cancellation until FSS contacted them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CENTURION ON IFR FLT PLAN HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROB. HE ATTEMPTED TO CANCEL IFR AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: HAD ELECTRICAL PROBS ON IFR FLT PLAN. TRIED TO CANCEL, DID NOT COMMUNICATE. RETURN TO DEP ARPT. NO ACCIDENTS. I WAS UNDER IMPRESSION THAT I HAD CANCELED MY IFR FLT PLAN. ZME SAID THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HE WAS FLYING A CENTURION C210. THE PROB WAS WITH THE ALTERNATOR. HE CALLED THE FSS AFTER LNDG TO BE SURE THE IFR FLT PLAN WAS CANCELED. SINCE THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE HE WAS NOT SURE IF THE MESSAGE GOT THROUGH TO CANCEL. SOME TIME LATER, ZME CONTACTED HIM AND SAID THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED HIS CANCELLATION UNTIL FSS CONTACTED THEM.
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.