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Low time private pilot has electrical failure in class C airspace, exits airspace and lands at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 145 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 455260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While flying through bna class C airspace, I was talking to bna approach. The approach controller contacted me while in their airspace and told me he was not reading my altitude, and to recycle my transponder. When I tried to respond, he said he was having difficulty hearing me, so I tried again and he said I was loud and clear. I continued to fly through the airspace and again controller contacted me again to tell me he was not reading my altitude. I then tried to respond and got nothing. I looked at my radios and they were dead. My transponder was also out, nothing electrical was working. So I squawked 7600 and immediately left class C airspace (I went below). My destination was just on the other side of the airspace and I was 1/2 way through when I lost electrics. So I continued the flight out of class C airspace and landed safely at my destination in VFR conditions. My destination was approximately 10 NM from where I lost electrics, and I could see beacon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME PVT PLT HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN CLASS C AIRSPACE, EXITS AIRSPACE AND LANDS AT DEST.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING THROUGH BNA CLASS C AIRSPACE, I WAS TALKING TO BNA APCH. THE APCH CTLR CONTACTED ME WHILE IN THEIR AIRSPACE AND TOLD ME HE WAS NOT READING MY ALT, AND TO RECYCLE MY XPONDER. WHEN I TRIED TO RESPOND, HE SAID HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY HEARING ME, SO I TRIED AGAIN AND HE SAID I WAS LOUD AND CLR. I CONTINUED TO FLY THROUGH THE AIRSPACE AND AGAIN CTLR CONTACTED ME AGAIN TO TELL ME HE WAS NOT READING MY ALT. I THEN TRIED TO RESPOND AND GOT NOTHING. I LOOKED AT MY RADIOS AND THEY WERE DEAD. MY XPONDER WAS ALSO OUT, NOTHING ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING. SO I SQUAWKED 7600 AND IMMEDIATELY LEFT CLASS C AIRSPACE (I WENT BELOW). MY DEST WAS JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRSPACE AND I WAS 1/2 WAY THROUGH WHEN I LOST ELECTRICS. SO I CONTINUED THE FLT OUT OF CLASS C AIRSPACE AND LANDED SAFELY AT MY DEST IN VFR CONDITIONS. MY DEST WAS APPROX 10 NM FROM WHERE I LOST ELECTRICS, AND I COULD SEE BEACON.
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.