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Pilot of small aircraft experienced loss of electrical power at cruise at 8000' MSL. Recycling the master electrical switch restored eletrical power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 163221 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : loz airport : lex |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 440 flight time type : 36 |
| ASRS Report | 163221 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On IFR flight plan from gnv to lex in small aircraft. Experienced almost immediate loss of electrical power at 8000' while over london, ky. In contact with ZID until power loss. Unable to contact center for approximately 10 mins until problem was resolved by recycling master switch and restoring electrical power. No problem with aircraft instruments or power plant. Followed communications out procedures by visly looking for london airport to land. After reestabilshing power, proceeded to london and lexington west/O further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AT CRUISE AT 8000' MSL. RECYCLING THE MASTER ELECTRICAL SWITCH RESTORED ELETRICAL PWR.
Narrative: ON IFR FLT PLAN FROM GNV TO LEX IN SMA. EXPERIENCED ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR AT 8000' WHILE OVER LONDON, KY. IN CONTACT WITH ZID UNTIL PWR LOSS. UNABLE TO CONTACT CTR FOR APPROX 10 MINS UNTIL PROB WAS RESOLVED BY RECYCLING MASTER SWITCH AND RESTORING ELECTRICAL PWR. NO PROB WITH ACFT INSTRUMENTS OR PWR PLANT. FOLLOWED COMS OUT PROCS BY VISLY LOOKING FOR LONDON ARPT TO LAND. AFTER REESTABILSHING PWR, PROCEEDED TO LONDON AND LEXINGTON W/O FURTHER INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.