Aircraft equipment problem. Navigation communication failure low fuel emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	319461
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : alb tower : dca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	319461
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Used emergency authority/authorized to enter and land at a class C airport (albany, ny) after a navigation and communication failure in aircraft. Landed on non active runway 10, and cleared runway without interfering with any other traffic on other active runway 18/36. Landing became necessary after reaching low fuel condition with no remaining navigation radio to search for another airport. Unable to get tower's attention to obtain light signals for landing clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. NAV COM FAILURE LOW FUEL EMER LNDG.

Narrative: USED EMER AUTH TO ENTER AND LAND AT A CLASS C ARPT (ALBANY, NY) AFTER A NAV AND COM FAILURE IN ACFT. LANDED ON NON ACTIVE RWY 10, AND CLRED RWY WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH ANY OTHER TFC ON OTHER ACTIVE RWY 18/36. LNDG BECAME NECESSARY AFTER REACHING LOW FUEL CONDITION WITH NO REMAINING NAV RADIO TO SEARCH FOR ANOTHER ARPT. UNABLE TO GET TWR'S ATTN TO OBTAIN LIGHT SIGNALS FOR LNDG CLRNC.

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.