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Reporter's aircraft experienced loss of all electrical power in-flight. Power restored by resetting circuit breakers and cycling alternator switches.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 433116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Pilot was on an IFR flight plan. While at 7000 ft MSL, approximately 1 hour 30 mins into the flight, all electrical equipment turned off/lost power. In order to maintain VMC, pilot descended to 4500 ft MSL. Using a cellular phone, pilot called leesburg FSS. After informing FSS of the lost communication and loss of all navigation equipment, PIC requested radar vectors to suitable airfield. While waiting for vectors, PIC began resetting circuit breakers. Once both alternator switches and breakers were reset, all power was restored. PIC canceled IFR and landed at destination without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR'S ACFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL PWR INFLT. PWR RESTORED BY RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND CYCLING ALTERNATOR SWITCHES.
Narrative: PLT WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. WHILE AT 7000 FT MSL, APPROX 1 HR 30 MINS INTO THE FLT, ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP TURNED OFF/LOST PWR. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN VMC, PLT DSNDED TO 4500 FT MSL. USING A CELLULAR PHONE, PLT CALLED LEESBURG FSS. AFTER INFORMING FSS OF THE LOST COM AND LOSS OF ALL NAV EQUIP, PIC REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO SUITABLE AIRFIELD. WHILE WAITING FOR VECTORS, PIC BEGAN RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKERS. ONCE BOTH ALTERNATOR SWITCHES AND BREAKERS WERE RESET, ALL PWR WAS RESTORED. PIC CANCELED IFR AND LANDED AT DEST WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.