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A gorvernment contract training flight loses its alternator on takeoff and diverts to a tower controled airport at cae, sc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fdw.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cae.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1125 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 513255 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After doing a stall maneuver, we had a total loss of electrical power. On takeoff from fdw, we heard a strange noise (which turned out to be a broken alternator belt). The student pilot asked me if we should stop and open the cowling. I said no, and we continued the takeoff. After 15-20 mins, we lost all electrical power. Since we were at an untwred airport, I decided not to land, but to fly to cae. While en route and looking up light signals, I recalled that I had a handheld radio. I called ATC and we landed at cae without incident. I should have had my handheld radio out and ready to use. I also should be reviewing 'electrical system out' procedures and how to land at a class C airfield without radio communication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GORVERNMENT CONTRACT TRAINING FLT LOSES ITS ALTERNATOR ON TKOF AND DIVERTS TO A TWR CTLED ARPT AT CAE, SC.
Narrative: AFTER DOING A STALL MANEUVER, WE HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR. ON TKOF FROM FDW, WE HEARD A STRANGE NOISE (WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKEN ALTERNATOR BELT). THE STUDENT PLT ASKED ME IF WE SHOULD STOP AND OPEN THE COWLING. I SAID NO, AND WE CONTINUED THE TKOF. AFTER 15-20 MINS, WE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR. SINCE WE WERE AT AN UNTWRED ARPT, I DECIDED NOT TO LAND, BUT TO FLY TO CAE. WHILE ENRTE AND LOOKING UP LIGHT SIGNALS, I RECALLED THAT I HAD A HANDHELD RADIO. I CALLED ATC AND WE LANDED AT CAE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE HAD MY HANDHELD RADIO OUT AND READY TO USE. I ALSO SHOULD BE REVIEWING 'ELECTRICAL SYS OUT' PROCS AND HOW TO LAND AT A CLASS C AIRFIELD WITHOUT RADIO COM.
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.