A C182 experienced an electrical failure and landed at bkv.

Attributes
ACN	435097
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 320 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	435097
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While transitioning through class B airspace the airplane, which I was flying, experienced total electrical failure and subsequent radio failure with total loss of communication. I made an immediate landing at brooksville airport (bkv) to ascertain the problem (alternator failure!). The class B airspace was tampa and I was en route to tallahassee and I was receiving flight following.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LANDED AT BKV.

Narrative: WHILE TRANSITIONING THROUGH CLASS B AIRSPACE THE AIRPLANE, WHICH I WAS FLYING, EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT RADIO FAILURE WITH TOTAL LOSS OF COM. I MADE AN IMMEDIATE LNDG AT BROOKSVILLE ARPT (BKV) TO ASCERTAIN THE PROB (ALTERNATOR FAILURE!). THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WAS TAMPA AND I WAS ENRTE TO TALLAHASSEE AND I WAS RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING.

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.