Primary electrical supply problem creates need for pilot to use lost communication procedure.

Attributes
ACN	237722
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8830 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	237722
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

IFR tpa-fmy en route talking with tpa departure on 119.65. Was flying an assigned heading to intercept an airway. I was in between WX area or cells being being given by departure. I was in the soup, so to say, when I lost my complete electrical. I had no radios, navs, or lighting. I attempted to re- energize the alternator with no luck, the battery was completely dead. I then continued on a heading from this point that would take me to my destination. After 20 mins, started a descent trying to find the base of the WX. I broke out at approximately 800 ft and 1 mi visibility with rain, found the major road in the area and followed it to the airport. Tower gave me the green, I landed, called tower approach and operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIMARY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY PROB CREATES NEED FOR PLT TO USE LOST COM PROC.

Narrative: IFR TPA-FMY ENRTE TALKING WITH TPA DEP ON 119.65. WAS FLYING AN ASSIGNED HDG TO INTERCEPT AN AIRWAY. I WAS IN BTWN WX AREA OR CELLS BEING BEING GIVEN BY DEP. I WAS IN THE SOUP, SO TO SAY, WHEN I LOST MY COMPLETE ELECTRICAL. I HAD NO RADIOS, NAVS, OR LIGHTING. I ATTEMPTED TO RE- ENERGIZE THE ALTERNATOR WITH NO LUCK, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I THEN CONTINUED ON A HDG FROM THIS POINT THAT WOULD TAKE ME TO MY DEST. AFTER 20 MINS, STARTED A DSCNT TRYING TO FIND THE BASE OF THE WX. I BROKE OUT AT APPROX 800 FT AND 1 MI VISIBILITY WITH RAIN, FOUND THE MAJOR ROAD IN THE AREA AND FOLLOWED IT TO THE ARPT. TWR GAVE ME THE GREEN, I LANDED, CALLED TWR APCH AND OPS.

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.