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A C177RG pilot loses his AC power, leaves IMC and with the aid of a handheld GPS, proceeds direct to destination airport where he gets the green light to land at lex, ky.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hyk.vortac |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lex.tracon tower : lex.tower tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 527210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lexington approach was sequencing our approach for lexington (bluegrass) airport. We were in IMC at 3000 ft AGL. We were vectored to intercept the localizer but our localizer failed. I asked to be resequenced then we lost radio contact. I tried squawking 7600 but the transponder failed. I realized we had lost all electrical power. I let down via battery operated GPS to 1600 ft MSL and was in VFR conditions. We flew via GPS guidance to the bluegrass field and the tower gave us the green light to land. We landed safely and I reported via telephone to the ATC supervisor at bluegrass the events above. (P.south. I waited on taxiway a when we landed for the tower to give us light signals to taxi, but they did not. I then taxied to the ramp.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C177RG PLT LOSES HIS AC PWR, LEAVES IMC AND WITH THE AID OF A HANDHELD GPS, PROCEEDS DIRECT TO DEST ARPT WHERE HE GETS THE GREEN LIGHT TO LAND AT LEX, KY.
Narrative: LEXINGTON APCH WAS SEQUENCING OUR APCH FOR LEXINGTON (BLUEGRASS) ARPT. WE WERE IN IMC AT 3000 FT AGL. WE WERE VECTORED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC BUT OUR LOC FAILED. I ASKED TO BE RESEQUENCED THEN WE LOST RADIO CONTACT. I TRIED SQUAWKING 7600 BUT THE XPONDER FAILED. I REALIZED WE HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR. I LET DOWN VIA BATTERY OPERATED GPS TO 1600 FT MSL AND WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS. WE FLEW VIA GPS GUIDANCE TO THE BLUEGRASS FIELD AND THE TWR GAVE US THE GREEN LIGHT TO LAND. WE LANDED SAFELY AND I RPTED VIA TELEPHONE TO THE ATC SUPVR AT BLUEGRASS THE EVENTS ABOVE. (P.S. I WAITED ON TXWY A WHEN WE LANDED FOR THE TWR TO GIVE US LIGHT SIGNALS TO TAXI, BUT THEY DID NOT. I THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP.)
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.