Small transport frt lost alternator. Began to lose power, radio, declared emergency. Flew to VFR and...

Attributes
ACN	198359
Time
Date	199201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 16000
ASRS Report	198359
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On a cargo run from shreveport regional to tyler, tx, (stop for pick up and fuel) and then on in to dallas love field the flight proceeded without incident until after leaving tyler. Then, while approaching scurry, the left alternator light came on and would not reset. The battery voltage showed 23 volts. The instrument lights began to dim noticeably. With dfw advised of the difficulty and requesting priority to land at love. Shortly after the clearance direct to love the instrument went out and I declared an emergency before I lost all radio contact. I proceeded west to a clear VFR area and was able to locate meacham field and land without further difficulty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT FRT LOST ALTERNATOR. BEGAN TO LOSE PWR, RADIO, DECLARED EMER. FLEW TO VFR AND LANDED.

Narrative: ON A CARGO RUN FROM SHREVEPORT REGIONAL TO TYLER, TX, (STOP FOR PICK UP AND FUEL) AND THEN ON IN TO DALLAS LOVE FIELD THE FLT PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL AFTER LEAVING TYLER. THEN, WHILE APCHING SCURRY, THE L ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT RESET. THE BATTERY VOLTAGE SHOWED 23 VOLTS. THE INST LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM NOTICEABLY. WITH DFW ADVISED OF THE DIFFICULTY AND REQUESTING PRIORITY TO LAND AT LOVE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CLRNC DIRECT TO LOVE THE INST WENT OUT AND I DECLARED AN EMER BEFORE I LOST ALL RADIO CONTACT. I PROCEEDED W TO A CLR VFR AREA AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE MEACHAM FIELD AND LAND WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY.

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.

Small transport frt lost alternator. Began to lose power, radio, declared emergency. Flew to VFR and landed.