C210 pilot has complete electric failure and continues to destination.

Attributes
ACN	582189
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
ASRS Report	582189
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : electricity (gen) indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing mmlt (loredo) the low voltage light came on. Did checklist and could not rectify problem. Turned off everything except 1 panel mount GPS. Continued flight to destination airport kcxl (calexico.) 50 mi south contacted san diego FSS and received transponder code. This action required turning on transponder and navigation/communication. Contacted mexicali (mmxm) and advised position. Continued flight and checked battery voltage 24.4 volts remained. While in vicinity of ADIZ tried to call on 122.8 to advise any calexico area traffic of situation. At this time I lost all electrical. When I arrived at kcxl I circled the area twice to determine traffic and flow. Gear would not come down so I hand pumped and set up on final. While coming in, another aircraft pulled onto runway for departure, so we went around again. Set up for second approach, and on final saw another cessna 210 in vicinity. Passenger stated aircraft was 1/2 mi and behind so I continued and landed wihtout incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT HAS COMPLETE ELECTRIC FAILURE AND CONTINUES TO DEST.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING MMLT (LOREDO) THE LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON. DID CHKLIST AND COULD NOT RECTIFY PROB. TURNED OFF EVERYTHING EXCEPT 1 PANEL MOUNT GPS. CONTINUED FLT TO DEST ARPT KCXL (CALEXICO.) 50 MI S CONTACTED SAN DIEGO FSS AND RECEIVED XPONDER CODE. THIS ACTION REQUIRED TURNING ON XPONDER AND NAV/COM. CONTACTED MEXICALI (MMXM) AND ADVISED POS. CONTINUED FLT AND CHKED BATTERY VOLTAGE 24.4 VOLTS REMAINED. WHILE IN VICINITY OF ADIZ TRIED TO CALL ON 122.8 TO ADVISE ANY CALEXICO AREA TFC OF SIT. AT THIS TIME I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL. WHEN I ARRIVED AT KCXL I CIRCLED THE AREA TWICE TO DETERMINE TFC AND FLOW. GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN SO I HAND PUMPED AND SET UP ON FINAL. WHILE COMING IN, ANOTHER ACFT PULLED ONTO RWY FOR DEP, SO WE WENT AROUND AGAIN. SET UP FOR SECOND APCH, AND ON FINAL SAW ANOTHER CESSNA 210 IN VICINITY. PAX STATED ACFT WAS 1/2 MI AND BEHIND SO I CONTINUED AND LANDED WIHTOUT INCIDENT.

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.