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Piper PA28-180 has electrical power problem during a night initial climb out resulting in a return land and departure controller declaring an emergency for the pilot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : row.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : row.tracon tower : row.tower tower : mke.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 501970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lights and radio other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Received takeoff clearance from row tower off of runway 21. Departed runway 21 and told to contact departure. Lost side tone in headsets and checked connections. Lights (cabin) began to flicker then noticed load meter was at zero and soon after all radios and GPS including exterior position lights were out. Unable to talk to departure for about 5 mins. Tried communication with our xceiver battery went dead soon after turning it on. Finally turned all lights off and able to work 1 radio. Set transponder to 7600 and talked to departure. Received landing clearance from departure controller and emergency was declared by controller and not the pilot. Arf trucks were flushed for landing and landing was accomplished without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA28-180 HAS ELECTRICAL PWR PROB DURING A NIGHT INITIAL CLBOUT RESULTING IN A RETURN LAND AND DEP CTLR DECLARING AN EMER FOR THE PLT.
Narrative: RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC FROM ROW TWR OFF OF RWY 21. DEPARTED RWY 21 AND TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. LOST SIDE TONE IN HEADSETS AND CHKED CONNECTIONS. LIGHTS (CABIN) BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN NOTICED LOAD METER WAS AT ZERO AND SOON AFTER ALL RADIOS AND GPS INCLUDING EXTERIOR POS LIGHTS WERE OUT. UNABLE TO TALK TO DEP FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. TRIED COM WITH OUR XCEIVER BATTERY WENT DEAD SOON AFTER TURNING IT ON. FINALLY TURNED ALL LIGHTS OFF AND ABLE TO WORK 1 RADIO. SET XPONDER TO 7600 AND TALKED TO DEP. RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC FROM DEP CTLR AND EMER WAS DECLARED BY CTLR AND NOT THE PLT. ARF TRUCKS WERE FLUSHED FOR LNDG AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.