Aircraft equipment problem. Generator failure.

Attributes
ACN	320979
Time
Date	199511
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	320979
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Generator failure in flight, forcing shut down of lights and radios to save power for communication in anticipation to land on controled airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. GENERATOR FAILURE.

Narrative: GENERATOR FAILURE IN FLT, FORCING SHUT DOWN OF LIGHTS AND RADIOS TO SAVE PWR FOR COM IN ANTICIPATION TO LAND ON CTLED ARPT.

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.