A C182 pilot, on a long cross country to sbd, experienced a complete electrical failure and diverted...

Attributes
ACN	595948
Time
Date	200310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : blanc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v27.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	595948
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On long solo cross country, requirement for commercial license, plan was poc-mod-sbd-poc. On mod-sbd leg, VMC but IFR flight plan. Near blanc intersection on V27 sbound at 7000 ft, the display of my navigation-communication blinked and went dead. Other electrical instruments also went dead (GPS, LORAN). My transponder also went dead. I did not declare an emergency (no communication) or squawk 7600 (no transponder), although I would have, had I had communications. With electrical failure in VMC, I elected to divert to the nearest airport, sbp, about 25 mins away. I could not inform ATC of my situation. I maintained 7000 ft until in sight of the airport then descended into the class D without permission. At 2000 ft, in sight of the tower, I circled until they gave me a green light, and I landed. I borrowed a radio from a mechanic and called the tower. They said that they had informed approach that I had arrived safely. No written report was requested.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT, ON A LONG XCOUNTRY TO SBD, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND DIVERTED TO SBP.

Narrative: ON LONG SOLO XCOUNTRY, REQUIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL LICENSE, PLAN WAS POC-MOD-SBD-POC. ON MOD-SBD LEG, VMC BUT IFR FLT PLAN. NEAR BLANC INTXN ON V27 SBOUND AT 7000 FT, THE DISPLAY OF MY NAV-COM BLINKED AND WENT DEAD. OTHER ELECTRICAL INSTS ALSO WENT DEAD (GPS, LORAN). MY XPONDER ALSO WENT DEAD. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER (NO COM) OR SQUAWK 7600 (NO XPONDER), ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE, HAD I HAD COMS. WITH ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN VMC, I ELECTED TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST ARPT, SBP, ABOUT 25 MINS AWAY. I COULD NOT INFORM ATC OF MY SIT. I MAINTAINED 7000 FT UNTIL IN SIGHT OF THE ARPT THEN DSNDED INTO THE CLASS D WITHOUT PERMISSION. AT 2000 FT, IN SIGHT OF THE TWR, I CIRCLED UNTIL THEY GAVE ME A GREEN LIGHT, AND I LANDED. I BORROWED A RADIO FROM A MECH AND CALLED THE TWR. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD INFORMED APCH THAT I HAD ARRIVED SAFELY. NO WRITTEN RPT WAS REQUESTED.

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.

A C182 pilot, on a long cross country to sbd, experienced a complete electrical failure and diverted to sbp.