<< >> NASA ASRS Report 541271, February 2002

Near unauthorized penetration of restr area when the private pilot of a newly purchased C180 loses his electrical and radio west of R4813, nv.

Attributes
ACN	541271
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	541271
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While flying VFR in a C180, I had just purchased in california, I approached the reno class C airspace from the west and contacted reno approach for flight following. I was assigned a squawk code and radar contact was established. While transitioning reno airspace to the northeast, I attempted to request a handoff to ARTCC for continuation of flight following and possible transition of R4813. Radio contact with reno had been lost due to an electrical failure. We lost all radio navigation and communication capability and I was unsure of our proximity to R4813 and I turned north and away from the airspace. Power was restored by cycling the overvoltage relay and I attempted to contact ATC without success. I then squawked 7600 for communication failure then back to 1200 ft. I continued to navigation clear of the restr area. Contributing factor: low time in aircraft, unfamiliar with radios and electrical system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR UNAUTH PENETRATION OF RESTR AREA WHEN THE PVT PLT OF A NEWLY PURCHASED C180 LOSES HIS ELECTRICAL AND RADIO W OF R4813, NV.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING VFR IN A C180, I HAD JUST PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA, I APCHED THE RENO CLASS C AIRSPACE FROM THE W AND CONTACTED RENO APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. I WAS ASSIGNED A SQUAWK CODE AND RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED. WHILE TRANSITIONING RENO AIRSPACE TO THE NE, I ATTEMPTED TO REQUEST A HDOF TO ARTCC FOR CONTINUATION OF FLT FOLLOWING AND POSSIBLE TRANSITION OF R4813. RADIO CONTACT WITH RENO HAD BEEN LOST DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. WE LOST ALL RADIO NAV AND COM CAPABILITY AND I WAS UNSURE OF OUR PROX TO R4813 AND I TURNED N AND AWAY FROM THE AIRSPACE. PWR WAS RESTORED BY CYCLING THE OVERVOLTAGE RELAY AND I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ATC WITHOUT SUCCESS. I THEN SQUAWKED 7600 FOR COM FAILURE THEN BACK TO 1200 FT. I CONTINUED TO NAV CLR OF THE RESTR AREA. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: LOW TIME IN ACFT, UNFAMILIAR WITH RADIOS AND 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.