Small aircraft has complete electrical failure at night.

Attributes
ACN	129831
Time
Date	198912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 3050
ASRS Report	129831
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Alternator went off line (light came on), 0 ammeter indication. On a flight from redding/benton airport to hwd, the above indications occurred. After completing all procedure from memory, I backed them up with the published checklist. Flew under the sfo TCA, making calls in the blind as I entered the hwd air traffic area. I landed after visually clearing the pattern, safely establishing my intentions of landing on 28R, and completing all before-landing checks from the checklists. I landed safely and west/O incident, then contacted tower by phone to explain what had occurred. No report was required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT NIGHT.

Narrative: ALTERNATOR WENT OFF LINE (LIGHT CAME ON), 0 AMMETER INDICATION. ON A FLT FROM REDDING/BENTON ARPT TO HWD, THE ABOVE INDICATIONS OCCURRED. AFTER COMPLETING ALL PROC FROM MEMORY, I BACKED THEM UP WITH THE PUBLISHED CHKLIST. FLEW UNDER THE SFO TCA, MAKING CALLS IN THE BLIND AS I ENTERED THE HWD ATA. I LANDED AFTER VISUALLY CLRING THE PATTERN, SAFELY ESTABLISHING MY INTENTIONS OF LNDG ON 28R, AND COMPLETING ALL BEFORE-LNDG CHKS FROM THE CHKLISTS. I LANDED SAFELY AND W/O INCIDENT, THEN CONTACTED TWR BY PHONE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAD OCCURRED. NO RPT WAS REQUIRED.

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.