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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 103959 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : owb |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : evv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 718 |
| ASRS Report | 103959 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Requested navigation assistance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: returning from fl to ia, about 30 mi south of owb, alternator failed, followed shortly by loss of navigation radios and then be loss of one communication radio. Since I was in an unfamiliar area and had only a little over 1 hours fuel left, I tried unicom with no results, then switched to evv approach control and requested vectors to nearest airport. Evv had me squawk 7700 and then a discrete code and vectored me to owb where I had the alternator repaired and continued the trip. I had 45 mins of fuel left when I landed at owb. The evv approach controller was very professional and helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA ON CROSS COUNTRY TRIP HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LOSES NAVIGATION CAPABILITY. DUE TO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST ARPT.
Narrative: REQUESTED NAV ASSISTANCE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RETURNING FROM FL TO IA, ABOUT 30 MI S OF OWB, ALTERNATOR FAILED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY LOSS OF NAV RADIOS AND THEN BE LOSS OF ONE COM RADIO. SINCE I WAS IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA AND HAD ONLY A LITTLE OVER 1 HRS FUEL LEFT, I TRIED UNICOM WITH NO RESULTS, THEN SWITCHED TO EVV APCH CTL AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST ARPT. EVV HAD ME SQUAWK 7700 AND THEN A DISCRETE CODE AND VECTORED ME TO OWB WHERE I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPAIRED AND CONTINUED THE TRIP. I HAD 45 MINS OF FUEL LEFT WHEN I LANDED AT OWB. THE EVV APCH CTLR WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL.
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.