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GA pilot on IFR flight above IMC had electrical failure. Used portable transceiver, coordinated with controller and successfully diverted to VFR airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avl.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avl.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 441113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I had taken off approximately XA00 through a cloud deck with tops at 3500 ft. Climbed to 8000 ft and was in cruise and in contact with asheville approach. Then a red flag on the turn indicator and fading displays on LORAN screen. Then no electrical power at all. I turned all unnecessary equipment off. Flipped the alternator/battery switch. Took out the KX99 transceiver which I had purposely recharged. Plugged in headset adapter. Communication was intermittent but I got a vector. I followed it and found a large hole in the clouds. Remained then in VMC and proceeded straight in to my home airport (gmu). I contacted the tower. The controller said there was no problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT ON IFR FLT ABOVE IMC HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE. USED PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER, COORDINATED WITH CTLR AND SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTED TO VFR ARPT.
Narrative: I HAD TAKEN OFF APPROX XA00 THROUGH A CLOUD DECK WITH TOPS AT 3500 FT. CLBED TO 8000 FT AND WAS IN CRUISE AND IN CONTACT WITH ASHEVILLE APCH. THEN A RED FLAG ON THE TURN INDICATOR AND FADING DISPLAYS ON LORAN SCREEN. THEN NO ELECTRICAL PWR AT ALL. I TURNED ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIP OFF. FLIPPED THE ALTERNATOR/BATTERY SWITCH. TOOK OUT THE KX99 TRANSCEIVER WHICH I HAD PURPOSELY RECHARGED. PLUGGED IN HEADSET ADAPTER. COM WAS INTERMITTENT BUT I GOT A VECTOR. I FOLLOWED IT AND FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN THE CLOUDS. REMAINED THEN IN VMC AND PROCEEDED STRAIGHT IN TO MY HOME ARPT (GMU). I CONTACTED THE TWR. THE CTLR SAID THERE WAS NO PROB.
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.