Narrative:

Departed rdg on a flight to pne. Called nxx for transition but could not understand them. Advised nxx that I would stay clear to the west and south. I was following another aircraft until I lost him close to pne. I entered a left downwind for runway 33 looking for light signals from the tower. I did not see any signals and continued downwind. When I was about to turn left base I saw another aircraft turning right base so I extended my downwind. I then turned left base and final always looking at tower for any light signals. I saw no signals and activated my landing light switch a few times but there must not have been enough electricity to light it. When I was about 1/2 mi final, a twin took runway 33 for departure and I diverted towards the river, then to the north. I then proceeded to dyl, doylestown, PA. While on the ground at pne and fearing an airspace violation I called the tower. A controller answered and said they would have to get the controller that was on duty at the time. A few mins later a voice came on and I explained the above and he told me 'I don't have a problem with it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A GOV CESSNA 172 LOST 2 RADIO COMS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROB WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A CTLED ARPT. THE RPTR MONITORED THE TWR FOR LIGHT SIGNALS, BUT SEEING NONE HE CONTINUED HIS APCH TO LAND UNTIL ANOTHER TWIN ENG ACFT TOOK THE RWY FOR TKOF. RPTR MADE A GAR AND DEPARTED THE AREA.

Narrative: DEPARTED RDG ON A FLT TO PNE. CALLED NXX FOR TRANSITION BUT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THEM. ADVISED NXX THAT I WOULD STAY CLR TO THE W AND S. I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER ACFT UNTIL I LOST HIM CLOSE TO PNE. I ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 33 LOOKING FOR LIGHT SIGNALS FROM THE TWR. I DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNALS AND CONTINUED DOWNWIND. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO TURN L BASE I SAW ANOTHER ACFT TURNING R BASE SO I EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND. I THEN TURNED L BASE AND FINAL ALWAYS LOOKING AT TWR FOR ANY LIGHT SIGNALS. I SAW NO SIGNALS AND ACTIVATED MY LNDG LIGHT SWITCH A FEW TIMES BUT THERE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO LIGHT IT. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI FINAL, A TWIN TOOK RWY 33 FOR DEP AND I DIVERTED TOWARDS THE RIVER, THEN TO THE N. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DYL, DOYLESTOWN, PA. WHILE ON THE GND AT PNE AND FEARING AN AIRSPACE VIOLATION I CALLED THE TWR. A CTLR ANSWERED AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET THE CTLR THAT WAS ON DUTY AT THE TIME. A FEW MINS LATER A VOICE CAME ON AND I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE AND HE TOLD ME 'I DON'T HAVE A PROB WITH IT.

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.