Narrative:

I am a student pilot at an airline academy, working on my commercial license. I was on a long cross country from ZZZ to ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 to ZZZ. While en route from ZZZ2 to ZZZ, I was on flight following with ZMA when I noticed a no voltage reading on my ammeter. I tried to contact ZMA to tell them of my problem. They couldn't hear me so I switched communications and jacks and, after multiple attempts with ZMA, I concluded my radios and alternator went out. I went through my altitude/low voltage emergency checklist to try to get my alternator back with no success. The last item on my checklist is to land as soon as practical, so I turned to the nearest airport (vrb). I arrived directly over the airport at 3000 ft and circled it. I assessed the wind direction, runway in use and traffic, while circling and descending into class D airspace. There were no light gun signals from the tower, but it seemed that ground traffic was being held short of the runway so I made my way to a left downwind position at 1500 ft MSL. I checked for traffic on final and didn't see any, so I took the final position and landed. After I landed, I went straight to a phone and called vrb tower and notified them of my situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY LOW TIME PA28 PLT MADE AN EMER LNDG AT VRB AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE.

Narrative: I AM A STUDENT PLT AT AN AIRLINE ACADEMY, WORKING ON MY COMMERCIAL LICENSE. I WAS ON A LONG XCOUNTRY FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 TO ZZZ. WHILE ENRTE FROM ZZZ2 TO ZZZ, I WAS ON FLT FOLLOWING WITH ZMA WHEN I NOTICED A NO VOLTAGE READING ON MY AMMETER. I TRIED TO CONTACT ZMA TO TELL THEM OF MY PROB. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ME SO I SWITCHED COMS AND JACKS AND, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITH ZMA, I CONCLUDED MY RADIOS AND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. I WENT THROUGH MY ALT/LOW VOLTAGE EMER CHKLIST TO TRY TO GET MY ALTERNATOR BACK WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LAST ITEM ON MY CHKLIST IS TO LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL, SO I TURNED TO THE NEAREST ARPT (VRB). I ARRIVED DIRECTLY OVER THE ARPT AT 3000 FT AND CIRCLED IT. I ASSESSED THE WIND DIRECTION, RWY IN USE AND TFC, WHILE CIRCLING AND DSNDING INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE. THERE WERE NO LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FROM THE TWR, BUT IT SEEMED THAT GND TFC WAS BEING HELD SHORT OF THE RWY SO I MADE MY WAY TO A L DOWNWIND POS AT 1500 FT MSL. I CHKED FOR TFC ON FINAL AND DIDN'T SEE ANY, SO I TOOK THE FINAL POS AND LANDED. AFTER I LANDED, I WENT STRAIGHT TO A PHONE AND CALLED VRB TWR AND NOTIFIED THEM OF MY SIT.

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.