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A be-76 instructor reported an electrical fire in flight which required a lost communications approach and landing. He did not receive a landing clearance light from ATC although he thought he had.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 955279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 275 Flight Crew Type 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I landed with lost communications with no problems. As I flew back toward the airport I circled overhead until I 'received' a light gun signal. I then descended into the traffic pattern and made a normal landing. Afterward; I waited for light signals for taxi. After parking I called the tower to make sure that there was nothing further they needed from me. I was informed that they did not send a light signal for a landing. However; I thought that I had seen a signal and with the electrical fire that had just happened; I wanted to land as soon as possible and was pretty certain that I had seen a green signal from the tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE-76 Instructor reported an electrical fire in flight which required a lost communications approach and landing. He did not receive a landing clearance light from ATC although he thought he had.
Narrative: I landed with lost communications with no problems. As I flew back toward the airport I circled overhead until I 'received' a light gun signal. I then descended into the traffic pattern and made a normal landing. Afterward; I waited for light signals for taxi. After parking I called the Tower to make sure that there was nothing further they needed from me. I was informed that they did not send a light signal for a landing. However; I thought that I had seen a signal and with the electrical fire that had just happened; I wanted to land as soon as possible and was pretty certain that I had seen a green signal from the Tower.
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.