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An SA227 pilot diverted to the nearest suitable airport on battery power after suffering the failure of both AC generators.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1095388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generator/Alternator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 2900 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Departing under IFR; I experienced a generator failure during climbout. I attempted to reset the generator and get it back online with no success. While troubleshooting my first generator; I received a failure annunciation for my second generator. I was unable to get either generator back online; so I decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport on battery power. A normal landing followed with no other abnormalities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An SA227 pilot diverted to the nearest suitable airport on battery power after suffering the failure of both AC generators.
Narrative: Departing under IFR; I experienced a generator failure during climbout. I attempted to reset the generator and get it back online with no success. While troubleshooting my first generator; I received a failure annunciation for my second generator. I was unable to get either generator back online; so I decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport on battery power. A normal landing followed with no other abnormalities.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.