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A commercial fixed wing small aircraft returned to the field after takeoff due to experiencing total electrical system failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 374448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Climbing out on takeoff I experienced total electrical failure. I turned to a right downwind for the departure runway and tried to troubleshoot the problem. I departed the pattern to the northwest and engaged my backup power unit. I regained enough electrical power to run a radio. I re-established radio contact with the tower and was cleared to land. The landing was uneventful and I was met by crash trucks. Cause of electrical failure was due to failure of aircraft battery.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING SMA RETURNED TO THE FIELD AFTER TKOF DUE TO EXPERIENCING TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYS FAILURE.
Narrative: CLBING OUT ON TKOF I EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I TURNED TO A R DOWNWIND FOR THE DEP RWY AND TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. I DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO THE NW AND ENGAGED MY BACKUP PWR UNIT. I REGAINED ENOUGH ELECTRICAL PWR TO RUN A RADIO. I RE-ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TWR AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND I WAS MET BY CRASH TRUCKS. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF ACFT BATTERY.
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.