Aircraft equipment problem loss of all electrical power.

Attributes
ACN	299072
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ojc
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : ojc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1920 flight time type : 1450
ASRS Report	299072
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I lost my alternator on an IFR flight plan. I advised center of the situation and they told me to report 45 east of ojc at which time I lost all electrical. I felt it safer since it was VFR to make a night landing at my home field without electrical than to land at a strange airport with no one around. I proceeded as cleared to ojc. When I was approximately 5 mi out, I received a green light and made an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL PWR.

Narrative: I LOST MY ALTERNATOR ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. I ADVISED CTR OF THE SIT AND THEY TOLD ME TO RPT 45 E OF OJC AT WHICH TIME I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL. I FELT IT SAFER SINCE IT WAS VFR TO MAKE A NIGHT LNDG AT MY HOME FIELD WITHOUT ELECTRICAL THAN TO LAND AT A STRANGE ARPT WITH NO ONE AROUND. I PROCEEDED AS CLRED TO OJC. WHEN I WAS APPROX 5 MI OUT, I RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.