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A private GA pilot has a complete electrical failure and with transponder code 7600 selected, lands at uca, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uca.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : uca.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 530377 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruising at 3000 ft heading southeast 10 mi south of uca airport, radios began to act erratically, gauges turned to zero, all radios then shut down, HSI froze in place. I turned transponder to 7600 and headed to uca, maintained visual separation and landed on runway 33, phoned the tower and then mechanic to repair electrical system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT GA PLT HAS A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND WITH XPONDER CODE 7600 SELECTED, LANDS AT UCA, NY.
Narrative: CRUISING AT 3000 FT HEADING SE 10 MI S OF UCA ARPT, RADIOS BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY, GAUGES TURNED TO ZERO, ALL RADIOS THEN SHUT DOWN, HSI FROZE IN PLACE. I TURNED XPONDER TO 7600 AND HEADED TO UCA, MAINTAINED VISUAL SEPARATION AND LANDED ON RWY 33, PHONED THE TWR AND THEN MECH TO REPAIR ELECTRICAL SYS.
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.