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Small aircraft loses alternator while in IMC. Continued flight depending on encountering VMC at his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cty airport : orl |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v295 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 207 |
| ASRS Report | 190819 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At or about cty VOR I realized the alternator indicated '0'. I turned off interior fan, 1 radio, 1 VOR receiver, DME, ADF. The strobes were off in IMC. Left on were mags, master, 1 radio, 1 VOR receiver, LORAN. I contacted jax center and described conditions. I elected to continue to known VFR conditions past ocf as orl executive was known VFR. I/we were in no distress. Jax center handed me off to orl approach. Continued to patrick control and to mlb regulation. Landed. Altitude belt intact. Altitude to be checked by mechanic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA LOSES ALTERNATOR WHILE IN IMC. CONTINUED FLT DEPENDING ON ENCOUNTERING VMC AT HIS DEST.
Narrative: AT OR ABOUT CTY VOR I REALIZED THE ALTERNATOR INDICATED '0'. I TURNED OFF INTERIOR FAN, 1 RADIO, 1 VOR RECEIVER, DME, ADF. THE STROBES WERE OFF IN IMC. LEFT ON WERE MAGS, MASTER, 1 RADIO, 1 VOR RECEIVER, LORAN. I CONTACTED JAX CENTER AND DESCRIBED CONDITIONS. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO KNOWN VFR CONDITIONS PAST OCF AS ORL EXECUTIVE WAS KNOWN VFR. I/WE WERE IN NO DISTRESS. JAX CENTER HANDED ME OFF TO ORL APCH. CONTINUED TO PATRICK CTL AND TO MLB REG. LANDED. ALT BELT INTACT. ALT TO BE CHKED BY MECH.
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.