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A C177's alternator failed after takeoff making the aircraft NORDO in deteriorating weather. The pilot continued IMC flight and touched controlled airport airspace enroute to the destination because he could not safely deviate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 851450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | VFR Route |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generator/Alternator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 6700 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Airspace Violation All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Left VFR; alternator failed. Weather deteriorated; lost communication capability; although the weather download and terrain info on the garmin 396 continued to work. Due to rain and low ceilings; we touched the airspace near two airports without clearance. Could not turn back and could not talk or deviate safely any other way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C177's alternator failed after takeoff making the aircraft NORDO in deteriorating weather. The pilot continued IMC flight and touched controlled airport airspace enroute to the destination because he could not safely deviate.
Narrative: Left VFR; alternator failed. Weather deteriorated; lost communication capability; although the weather download and terrain info on the Garmin 396 continued to work. Due to rain and low ceilings; we touched the airspace near two airports without clearance. Could not turn back and could not talk or deviate safely any other way.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.