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Student pilot in a PA28 loses primary electrical power, lands downwind runway 5 without clearance, blowing tire in process at mlb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632161 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mlb.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mlb.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9.0 flight time total : 195.5 flight time type : 193.9 |
| ASRS Report | 632161 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On the 3RD leg of a VFR cross country, upon attempting to contact FSS and keying the microphone, the radios cut out temporarily. Upon keying the microphone a second time, all radios failed. I attempted to fix the problem but was unable and squawked 7600 on the transponder. Upon entering mlb's airspace, I noticed the fuel gauges read very low (5 gals). I circled the tower twice and received no light gun signals. At this time fuel gauges read zero. I landed on runway 5 and upon rollout had little control of the aircraft but stopped just short of the end of the runway and the left main tire blew. The airport authority/authorized responded as well as mechanics and it was discovered that there had been an electrical failure followed by the battery dying. The engine could not be restarted and was towed back to the hangar. While there was a tailwind on runway 5, I felt that I needed to put the airplane on the ground in the event that I had a fuel leak and was not willing to risk a go around or an attempt to enter normal traffic patterns as many things were failing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT IN A PA28 LOSES PRIMARY ELECTRICAL PWR, LANDS DOWNWIND RWY 5 WITHOUT CLRNC, BLOWING TIRE IN PROCESS AT MLB.
Narrative: ON THE 3RD LEG OF A VFR XCOUNTRY, UPON ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT FSS AND KEYING THE MIKE, THE RADIOS CUT OUT TEMPORARILY. UPON KEYING THE MIKE A SECOND TIME, ALL RADIOS FAILED. I ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROB BUT WAS UNABLE AND SQUAWKED 7600 ON THE XPONDER. UPON ENTERING MLB'S AIRSPACE, I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES READ VERY LOW (5 GALS). I CIRCLED THE TWR TWICE AND RECEIVED NO LIGHT GUN SIGNALS. AT THIS TIME FUEL GAUGES READ ZERO. I LANDED ON RWY 5 AND UPON ROLLOUT HAD LITTLE CTL OF THE ACFT BUT STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE END OF THE RWY AND THE L MAIN TIRE BLEW. THE ARPT AUTH RESPONDED AS WELL AS MECHS AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOLLOWED BY THE BATTERY DYING. THE ENG COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. WHILE THERE WAS A TAILWIND ON RWY 5, I FELT THAT I NEEDED TO PUT THE AIRPLANE ON THE GND IN THE EVENT THAT I HAD A FUEL LEAK AND WAS NOT WILLING TO RISK A GAR OR AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER NORMAL TFC PATTERNS AS MANY THINGS WERE FAILING.
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.