Spi on solo cross country flight has electrical failure. Lands at tower controled airport without clearance, taxies on active runway.

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Attributes
ACN	247106
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ilg
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	247106
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	247101
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lost electrical system en route to wilmington, de. Landed after falling into the pattern. Crossed an active runway going to the FBO. After calling tower by phone, I was informed I landed on the wrong runway. Upon departure they sent a person out to let me know when it was clear to takeoff. Supplemental information from acn 247101: tower called me (the instructor) at home airport to inform me of the above situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI ON SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LANDS AT TWR CTLED ARPT WITHOUT CLRNC, TAXIES ON ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: LOST ELECTRICAL SYS ENRTE TO WILMINGTON, DE. LANDED AFTER FALLING INTO THE PATTERN. CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY GOING TO THE FBO. AFTER CALLING TWR BY PHONE, I WAS INFORMED I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. UPON DEP THEY SENT A PERSON OUT TO LET ME KNOW WHEN IT WAS CLR TO TKOF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 247101: TWR CALLED ME (THE INSTRUCTOR) AT HOME ARPT TO INFORM ME OF THE ABOVE SIT.

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.