Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft experienced aircraft electrical power failure and penetrated arsa before able to establish 2-WAY radio communication for clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	247851
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pia
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	247851
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

En route to houston had an alternator failure and was running on battery. Primarily using VOR navigation. Lost all electrical power and had to dead reckon to airport for gas. Tried to determine if airport was peoria regional and may have flown into arsa without clearance. Called and got clearance over city. Headed into airport and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT EXPERIENCED ACFT ELECTRICAL PWR FAILURE AND PENETRATED ARSA BEFORE ABLE TO ESTABLISH 2-WAY RADIO COM FOR CLRNC.

Narrative: ENRTE TO HOUSTON HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND WAS RUNNING ON BATTERY. PRIMARILY USING VOR NAV. LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR AND HAD TO DEAD RECKON TO ARPT FOR GAS. TRIED TO DETERMINE IF ARPT WAS PEORIA REGIONAL AND MAY HAVE FLOWN INTO ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC. CALLED AND GOT CLRNC OVER CITY. HEADED INTO ARPT AND LANDED.

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.