Pilot reported near mid-air collision when landing without communications; following an electrical s...

Attributes
ACN	1676683
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SBM.Airport
State Reference	WI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Wiring & Connectors
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 43 Flight Crew Total 1235 Flight Crew Type 330
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1000

Narrative:

Electrical failure with strong smell of burning occurred while flying my [aircraft] over sbm at 4;500 ft. MSL. I turned off all electrical equipment and descended to land as soon as possible at sbm. Winds were light and variable. I chose to land on the longest runway in the direction best situated for my position. Several s-turns were made on final to descend. No radio calls were made as electrical equipment was off. On short approach I noted a plane departing on runway 4; midfield at approximately 300 ft. AGL; turning to the west. I estimated our planes came within ~1;000 ft. Of each other. I landed on runway 22 without incident. The cause of the electrical failure and burning smell is under investigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported near mid-air collision when landing without communications; following an electrical system failure.

Narrative: Electrical failure with strong smell of burning occurred while flying my [aircraft] over SBM at 4;500 ft. MSL. I turned off all electrical equipment and descended to land ASAP at SBM. Winds were light and variable. I chose to land on the longest runway in the direction best situated for my position. Several s-turns were made on final to descend. No radio calls were made as electrical equipment was off. On short approach I noted a plane departing on Runway 4; midfield at approximately 300 ft. AGL; turning to the west. I estimated our planes came within ~1;000 ft. of each other. I landed on Runway 22 without incident. The cause of the electrical failure and burning smell is under investigation.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.