Narrative:

On feb/thu/02, approximately at XA00, I experienced an unusual noise in my headset. Few mins later, my communications went off-line. Guessing I was about 30 mi from kokomo, in, I reset my compass off my GPS and within seconds my GPS went off-line. At that time I knew I had lost my dc power, so I headed for kokomo without any radio, VOR, GPS ability. I took a look at my fuel which I had thought was in good shape, but with the power off, they (4) all indicated empty. So my intent was to land at okk, but must have drifted off course and missed okk (actually had 60+ gallons of fuel). At that point I hoped I would find peru (I76) but with it getting dusk with 3 passenger and no instruments, I had made up my mind that at the next airport I was going to land. I made visual contact with an airport, so I approached downwind on a 45 degree angle looking for traffic, turned left base, final on runway 23, landed, quickly turned off on taxiway B and pulled up to tower. I could see no one was in the tower (old civilian) and could see the 3 or 4 C135's sitting over on the ramp. Had a cell phone, so called 911 and asked if they would notify grissom tower (across runway west end of airport from me). Auths arrived a few mins later. Let AFB passenger call back to ohio to send transportation back. I left plane at gus, had a mechanic's phone number given to me from an air force officer who was a CFI at okk to repair my alternator friday morning. Had a pilot based at my airport (vta) to fly me to okk friday after work. Mechanic and I drove over to gus. I received permission to depart and fly back to vta.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER EXPERIENCING A PRIMARY ELECTRICAL PWR SUPPLY PROB, A PA28-235 LOW TIME PVT PLT LWOC AT GUS AFB, IN.

Narrative: ON FEB/THU/02, APPROX AT XA00, I EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL NOISE IN MY HEADSET. FEW MINS LATER, MY COMS WENT OFF-LINE. GUESSING I WAS ABOUT 30 MI FROM KOKOMO, IN, I RESET MY COMPASS OFF MY GPS AND WITHIN SECONDS MY GPS WENT OFF-LINE. AT THAT TIME I KNEW I HAD LOST MY DC PWR, SO I HEADED FOR KOKOMO WITHOUT ANY RADIO, VOR, GPS ABILITY. I TOOK A LOOK AT MY FUEL WHICH I HAD THOUGHT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT WITH THE PWR OFF, THEY (4) ALL INDICATED EMPTY. SO MY INTENT WAS TO LAND AT OKK, BUT MUST HAVE DRIFTED OFF COURSE AND MISSED OKK (ACTUALLY HAD 60+ GALLONS OF FUEL). AT THAT POINT I HOPED I WOULD FIND PERU (I76) BUT WITH IT GETTING DUSK WITH 3 PAX AND NO INSTS, I HAD MADE UP MY MIND THAT AT THE NEXT ARPT I WAS GOING TO LAND. I MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH AN ARPT, SO I APCHED DOWNWIND ON A 45 DEG ANGLE LOOKING FOR TFC, TURNED L BASE, FINAL ON RWY 23, LANDED, QUICKLY TURNED OFF ON TXWY B AND PULLED UP TO TWR. I COULD SEE NO ONE WAS IN THE TWR (OLD CIVILIAN) AND COULD SEE THE 3 OR 4 C135'S SITTING OVER ON THE RAMP. HAD A CELL PHONE, SO CALLED 911 AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD NOTIFY GRISSOM TWR (ACROSS RWY W END OF ARPT FROM ME). AUTHS ARRIVED A FEW MINS LATER. LET AFB PAX CALL BACK TO OHIO TO SEND TRANSPORTATION BACK. I LEFT PLANE AT GUS, HAD A MECH'S PHONE NUMBER GIVEN TO ME FROM AN AIR FORCE OFFICER WHO WAS A CFI AT OKK TO REPAIR MY ALTERNATOR FRIDAY MORNING. HAD A PLT BASED AT MY ARPT (VTA) TO FLY ME TO OKK FRIDAY AFTER WORK. MECH AND I DROVE OVER TO GUS. I RECEIVED PERMISSION TO DEPART AND FLY BACK TO VTA.

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.