Small aircraft has total electrical failure on approach. Continues, gets green light.

Attributes
ACN	220656
Time
Date	199209
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : see
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : see
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	220656
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approached the localizer runway 27R see at approximately lardy intersection. Electrical system had started to fail approximately 5 mins earlier. Lost all navigation, communication, strobes, lights, beacon. Flaps (electric) were inoperative. Passenger (non pilot) was getting very anxious and appeared nervous. No traffic in sight so elected to turn inbound on final. Landed without incident (flaps up) and received green tower light to taxi. Called tower by telephone and all appeared ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON APCH. CONTINUES, GETS GREEN LIGHT.

Narrative: APCHED THE LOC RWY 27R SEE AT APPROX LARDY INTXN. ELECTRICAL SYS HAD STARTED TO FAIL APPROX 5 MINS EARLIER. LOST ALL NAV, COM, STROBES, LIGHTS, BEACON. FLAPS (ELECTRIC) WERE INOP. PAX (NON PLT) WAS GETTING VERY ANXIOUS AND APPEARED NERVOUS. NO TFC IN SIGHT SO ELECTED TO TURN INBOUND ON FINAL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT (FLAPS UP) AND RECEIVED GREEN TWR LIGHT TO TAXI. CALLED TWR BY TELEPHONE AND ALL APPEARED OK.

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.