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GA small aircraft lost electrical power 10 NM east of uca and continued 30 miles on to home base. IFR flight plan filed for night cross-country.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 169460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : uca airport : 5b2 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ict |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v490 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 169460 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Alternator failure, battery drain, radio and navigation equipment failure. Alternator brushes have been replaced. Continued on VFR (at all time aircraft was in VFR conditions). Landed at home base no lights, no flaps (landed long but well before end of runway taxied off safely).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA LOST ELECTRICAL POWER 10 NM EAST OF UCA AND CONTINUED 30 MILES ON TO HOME BASE. IFR FLT PLAN FILED FOR NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY.
Narrative: ALTERNATOR FAILURE, BATTERY DRAIN, RADIO AND NAV EQUIP FAILURE. ALTERNATOR BRUSHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CONTINUED ON VFR (AT ALL TIME ACFT WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS). LANDED AT HOME BASE NO LIGHTS, NO FLAPS (LANDED LONG BUT WELL BEFORE END OF RWY TAXIED OFF SAFELY).
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.