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Attributes | |
ACN | 91128 |
Time | |
Date | 198807 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : pxt |
State Reference | MD |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute airway : v93 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 |
ASRS Report | 91128 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | pilot : military |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Level flight 5 mi northeast pxt V93 on flight from ith to ric. Above overcast, tops 4000'. Ric WX 11000' overcast, 5 mi, pxt--500 scattered, 1000' overcast. Noticed apparent elec problem, radios dark, DME dark, ammeter showing discharge. Turned all unnecessary radios off. Pxt confirmed low power output with no transponder return. Pxt approach suggested landing at st mary's. Vectored toward st mary's, navigation radios still functioning. Requested vectors to ric. Landed ric under emergency handling. Normal landing. Possible error in judgement to continue to ric, overflying tappahannock. Clear that during emergency necessary to guard against excessive focus on problem to exclusion of consideration or alternatives.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PARTIAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH RADAR VECTORS.
Narrative: LEVEL FLT 5 MI NE PXT V93 ON FLT FROM ITH TO RIC. ABOVE OVCST, TOPS 4000'. RIC WX 11000' OVCST, 5 MI, PXT--500 SCATTERED, 1000' OVCST. NOTICED APPARENT ELEC PROB, RADIOS DARK, DME DARK, AMMETER SHOWING DISCHARGE. TURNED ALL UNNECESSARY RADIOS OFF. PXT CONFIRMED LOW PWR OUTPUT WITH NO TRANSPONDER RETURN. PXT APCH SUGGESTED LNDG AT ST MARY'S. VECTORED TOWARD ST MARY'S, NAV RADIOS STILL FUNCTIONING. REQUESTED VECTORS TO RIC. LANDED RIC UNDER EMER HANDLING. NORMAL LNDG. POSSIBLE ERROR IN JUDGEMENT TO CONTINUE TO RIC, OVERFLYING TAPPAHANNOCK. CLEAR THAT DURING EMER NECESSARY TO GUARD AGAINST EXCESSIVE FOCUS ON PROB TO EXCLUSION OF CONSIDERATION OR ALTERNATIVES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.