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Piper pilot elects to fly aircraft with battery too low to start the engine after having charging system inspected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd.airport |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd.tracon tower : mvy.tower tower : pvd.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 443630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flew mvy-pvd. Uneventful. Went to start plane, battery low. Had to get a jump start. Mechanic verified charging system ok. Still daylight and had my hand-held, so I flew home VFR. Maintenance will replace battery today.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PLT ELECTS TO FLY ACFT WITH BATTERY TOO LOW TO START THE ENG AFTER HAVING CHARGING SYS INSPECTED.
Narrative: FLEW MVY-PVD. UNEVENTFUL. WENT TO START PLANE, BATTERY LOW. HAD TO GET A JUMP START. MECH VERIFIED CHARGING SYS OK. STILL DAYLIGHT AND HAD MY HAND-HELD, SO I FLEW HOME VFR. MAINT WILL REPLACE BATTERY TODAY.
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.