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Small aircraft instructor pilot experiences loss of communication when electrical power lost at night. Follows lost communication procedure and lands at most suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sna tower : sna |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 124101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We lost electrical above the overcast at night. I attempted a call to coast approach but the radios were inoperative due to loss of electrical. Found a hole in the overcast, remained VFR, went into the air traffic area, observed the flow of traffic, entered on the downwind and landed. We taxied and then called the tower by telephone and they said everything was fine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA INSTRUCTOR PLT EXPERIENCES LOSS OF COM WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER LOST AT NIGHT. FOLLOWS LOST COM PROC AND LANDS AT MOST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: WE LOST ELECTRICAL ABOVE THE OVERCAST AT NIGHT. I ATTEMPTED A CALL TO COAST APCH BUT THE RADIOS WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL. FOUND A HOLE IN THE OVERCAST, REMAINED VFR, WENT INTO THE ATA, OBSERVED THE FLOW OF TFC, ENTERED ON THE DOWNWIND AND LANDED. WE TAXIED AND THEN CALLED THE TWR BY TELEPHONE AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
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.