Enroute controllers; a developmental and his/her instructor; described an emergency event when all t...

Narrative:

Aircraft X was enroute at 150. The pilot came up on frequency and stated he had some electrical problems and needed to get to an airport with an ILS approach. At this time it was not an emergency. I suggested ZZZ1; and the pilot decided he'd rather go to ZZZ2. I cleared him direct ZZZ2 and descended to 9000. He asked for the weather at ZZZ2; but I was busy trying to get ord arrivals descended and sequenced; and didn't read the weather to him. He asked for the weather again; I read it; he then decided he wouldn't be able to land at ZZZ2 either and declared an emergency and turned to a 270 heading for ZZZ3. I stopped his descent at 110 and cleared him direct ZZZ3. The aircraft went NORDO multiple times while in the sector; and also lost the transponder. Proper coordination was done between the next sector and the d-side. The pilot told us that he didn't know how much longer he was going to be on frequency because of the electrical issue. I gave him the frequency for the next sector; so that he could contact center again when able. A few minutes later we were informed that the aircraft was on the next frequency. After the emergency was declared I failed to follow the emergency checklist. The supervisor on duty was notified immediately of the situation. Recommendation; I should have followed the emergency checklist. Also; I could have suggested a closer to airport the aircraft's proximity. There were two other options.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Enroute controllers; a Developmental and his/her Instructor; described an emergency event when all the technical rules of handling emergency aircraft were not completed.

Narrative: Aircraft X was enroute at 150. The Pilot came up on frequency and stated he had some electrical problems and needed to get to an airport with an ILS approach. At this time it was not an emergency. I suggested ZZZ1; and the Pilot decided he'd rather go to ZZZ2. I cleared him direct ZZZ2 and descended to 9000. He asked for the weather at ZZZ2; but I was busy trying to get ORD arrivals descended and sequenced; and didn't read the weather to him. He asked for the weather again; I read it; he then decided he wouldn't be able to land at ZZZ2 either and declared an emergency and turned to a 270 heading for ZZZ3. I stopped his descent at 110 and cleared him direct ZZZ3. The aircraft went NORDO multiple times while in the sector; and also lost the transponder. Proper coordination was done between the next sector and the D-Side. The pilot told us that he didn't know how much longer he was going to be on frequency because of the electrical issue. I gave him the frequency for the next sector; so that he could contact Center again when able. A few minutes later we were informed that the aircraft was on the next frequency. After the emergency was declared I failed to follow the emergency checklist. The Supervisor On Duty was notified immediately of the situation. Recommendation; I should have followed the emergency checklist. Also; I could have suggested a closer to airport the aircraft's proximity. There were two other options.

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.

Attributes
ACN	875578
Time
Date	201002
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute Trainee
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Developmental
Person 2
Function	Instructor Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Enroute controllers; a developmental and his/her instructor; described an emergency event when all the technical rules of handling emergency aircraft were not completed.