C172 pilot had electrical failure in ZOB class east, and climbed into class B to get above WX and cl...

Attributes
ACN	519360
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 58.4 flight time total : 401.9 flight time type : 138.2
ASRS Report	519360
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was climbing out of luk maneuvering through a scattered layer. I was using GPS for primary navigation. My GPS screen went blank, then radios began to blink. Ammeter showed discharge. Low voltage checklist did not correct. While distraction by electrical system failure, I continued to climb past 5000 ft into the class B without clearance. I discovered this at 7000 ft and elected to go out the top (8000 ft) as the quickest way out of class B. Once above class B I proceeded south, descended south of kgz and proceeded VFR NORDO back to luk along ohio river. Relayed message via cell phone and '911' to luk tower and landed by light gun signals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN ZOB CLASS E, AND CLBED INTO CLASS B TO GET ABOVE WX AND CLASS B.

Narrative: I WAS CLBING OUT OF LUK MANEUVERING THROUGH A SCATTERED LAYER. I WAS USING GPS FOR PRIMARY NAV. MY GPS SCREEN WENT BLANK, THEN RADIOS BEGAN TO BLINK. AMMETER SHOWED DISCHARGE. LOW VOLTAGE CHKLIST DID NOT CORRECT. WHILE DISTR BY ELECTRICAL SYS FAILURE, I CONTINUED TO CLB PAST 5000 FT INTO THE CLASS B WITHOUT CLRNC. I DISCOVERED THIS AT 7000 FT AND ELECTED TO GO OUT THE TOP (8000 FT) AS THE QUICKEST WAY OUT OF CLASS B. ONCE ABOVE CLASS B I PROCEEDED S, DSNDED S OF KGZ AND PROCEEDED VFR NORDO BACK TO LUK ALONG OHIO RIVER. RELAYED MESSAGE VIA CELL PHONE AND '911' TO LUK TWR AND LANDED BY LIGHT GUN SIGNALS.

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.

C172 pilot had electrical failure in ZOB class east, and climbed into class B to get above WX and class B.