BE36 private pilot has a complete electrical failure on an IFR flight plan and continues VFR.

Attributes
ACN	690736
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lou.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	690736
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On mar/wed/06 around XA00; I was on an IFR flight in VMC from irk to L02 when at that time I lost all electrical navigation system in the plane I was flying and own. I analyzed the problem and found that the plane was safe to continue on since it was severe clear all the way to irk. I made numerous calls to flight service on my cell phone advising them of my electrical outage and that it was not an emergency and that I was going to continue on into irk VFR. My cell battery was weak and I wasn't able to continue talking much. I did ask about MOA's en route and wasn't clear on whether or not they were active. Once I spoke with ZKC and idented that I could continue on VFR and told them I could remain clear of all the st louis controled airspace. I had a handheld GPS that I used to navigation to kirksville. I was surprised when I landed irk that FSS had a message to contact ZKC on a 913 area code. I immediately called ZKC. They thought that I was continuing IFR and that it was necessary to land at the nearest airport. I told them that I was never told to land and if I had been that I would have. I also told them that I had told the FSS or center people that I could continue on VFR and stay clear of st louis controled airspace. The lady told me someone would be calling me to discuss and go over the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 PVT PLT HAS A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND CONTINUES VFR.

Narrative: ON MAR/WED/06 AROUND XA00; I WAS ON AN IFR FLT IN VMC FROM IRK TO L02 WHEN AT THAT TIME I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL NAV SYS IN THE PLANE I WAS FLYING AND OWN. I ANALYZED THE PROB AND FOUND THAT THE PLANE WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE ON SINCE IT WAS SEVERE CLR ALL THE WAY TO IRK. I MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO FLT SVC ON MY CELL PHONE ADVISING THEM OF MY ELECTRICAL OUTAGE AND THAT IT WAS NOT AN EMER AND THAT I WAS GOING TO CONTINUE ON INTO IRK VFR. MY CELL BATTERY WAS WEAK AND I WASN'T ABLE TO CONTINUE TALKING MUCH. I DID ASK ABOUT MOA'S ENRTE AND WASN'T CLR ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE ACTIVE. ONCE I SPOKE WITH ZKC AND IDENTED THAT I COULD CONTINUE ON VFR AND TOLD THEM I COULD REMAIN CLR OF ALL THE ST LOUIS CTLED AIRSPACE. I HAD A HANDHELD GPS THAT I USED TO NAV TO KIRKSVILLE. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I LANDED IRK THAT FSS HAD A MESSAGE TO CONTACT ZKC ON A 913 AREA CODE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ZKC. THEY THOUGHT THAT I WAS CONTINUING IFR AND THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO LAND AT THE NEAREST ARPT. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS NEVER TOLD TO LAND AND IF I HAD BEEN THAT I WOULD HAVE. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I HAD TOLD THE FSS OR CTR PEOPLE THAT I COULD CONTINUE ON VFR AND STAY CLR OF ST LOUIS CTLED AIRSPACE. THE LADY TOLD ME SOMEONE WOULD BE CALLING ME TO DISCUSS AND GO OVER THE FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.