C206 pilot loses avionics and communication and diverts to fty.

Attributes
ACN	607649
Time
Date	200402
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fty.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tower : fty.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4120 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	607644
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I departed in VFR conditions. My intent was to fly north of atlanta. 30 NM out, I lost all avionics. For some reason ADF and transponder are not part of master switch, but both communications and navs, GPS, RNAV are. The WX started getting worse, so I started going lower to stay VFR and trying to find a place to land and try to figure out what happened to my radios. I finally figured out that it was a loose wire on my avionics master switch. In order to get the radios to work, I had to hold the wire and fly. By that time I was right next to fty, off the end of one of the runways. So I established communication with them and landed and called the tower. I have been flying for 25 yrs and have never had a situation like this happen to me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C206 PLT LOSES AVIONICS AND COM AND DIVERTS TO FTY.

Narrative: I DEPARTED IN VFR CONDITIONS. MY INTENT WAS TO FLY N OF ATLANTA. 30 NM OUT, I LOST ALL AVIONICS. FOR SOME REASON ADF AND XPONDER ARE NOT PART OF MASTER SWITCH, BUT BOTH COMS AND NAVS, GPS, RNAV ARE. THE WX STARTED GETTING WORSE, SO I STARTED GOING LOWER TO STAY VFR AND TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY RADIOS. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE ON MY AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH. IN ORDER TO GET THE RADIOS TO WORK, I HAD TO HOLD THE WIRE AND FLY. BY THAT TIME I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO FTY, OFF THE END OF ONE OF THE RWYS. SO I ESTABLISHED COM WITH THEM AND LANDED AND CALLED THE TWR. I HAVE BEEN FLYING FOR 25 YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A SIT LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME.

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.