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Pilot of an small aircraft declared an emergency after losing the aircraft electrical system during IMC and was vectored to nearby airport via a handheld radio.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280146 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : luk |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1680 |
| ASRS Report | 280146 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I took off from cincinnati west (ict) to pkb and entered TCA on IFR. Void time off I67. I noticed zero charge on ammeter. Shortly lost all electric. Used handheld radio to re-establish communication with ATC. ATC declared emergency. Vectored me to final approach at lunken (luk). I descended along on course and broke out above minimums and landed without incident. Discovered alternator belt broken -- was intact at I67.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA DECLARED AN EMER AFTER LOSING THE ACFT ELECTRICAL SYS DURING IMC AND WAS VECTORED TO NEARBY ARPT VIA A HANDHELD RADIO.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM CINCINNATI W (ICT) TO PKB AND ENTERED TCA ON IFR. VOID TIME OFF I67. I NOTICED ZERO CHARGE ON AMMETER. SHORTLY LOST ALL ELECTRIC. USED HANDHELD RADIO TO RE-ESTABLISH COM WITH ATC. ATC DECLARED EMER. VECTORED ME TO FINAL APCH AT LUNKEN (LUK). I DSNDED ALONG ON COURSE AND BROKE OUT ABOVE MINIMUMS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DISCOVERED ALTERNATOR BELT BROKEN -- WAS INTACT AT I67.
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.