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Return land mandated when the pilot of a PA32R loses his electrical system after departure IFR from pge, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 547883 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1253.5 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 547883 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route from page, az, to brackett, ca (poc) at 12000 ft MSL with 2 passenger, entire electrical system went dead. Directional gyro is also electrical. Made a 180 degree turn in VFR conditions to return to page, az. Conditions were VMC, I was IFR with ZDV. I then pulled out my portable transmitter and contacted ZDV. Told them I was returning to page with full electrical failure. They asked if I wanted to declare an emergency and I declined, stayed with denver until 10 mi from airport. I then contacted unicom at page, announced my intentions and asked for visual verification of my gear down. Received several reports on my gear and made an uneventful landing at page. I then contacted prescott FSS and asked them to relay a message to ZDV that I was safely on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED WHEN THE PLT OF A PA32R LOSES HIS ELECTRICAL SYS AFTER DEP IFR FROM PGE, AZ.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM PAGE, AZ, TO BRACKETT, CA (POC) AT 12000 FT MSL WITH 2 PAX, ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYS WENT DEAD. DIRECTIONAL GYRO IS ALSO ELECTRICAL. MADE A 180 DEG TURN IN VFR CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO PAGE, AZ. CONDITIONS WERE VMC, I WAS IFR WITH ZDV. I THEN PULLED OUT MY PORTABLE XMITTER AND CONTACTED ZDV. TOLD THEM I WAS RETURNING TO PAGE WITH FULL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THEY ASKED IF I WANTED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND I DECLINED, STAYED WITH DENVER UNTIL 10 MI FROM ARPT. I THEN CONTACTED UNICOM AT PAGE, ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS AND ASKED FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION OF MY GEAR DOWN. RECEIVED SEVERAL RPTS ON MY GEAR AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT PAGE. I THEN CONTACTED PRESCOTT FSS AND ASKED THEM TO RELAY A MESSAGE TO ZDV THAT I WAS SAFELY ON THE GND.
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.