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BE35 pilot lands at nearby airport after suffering a loss of communication when his aircraft's generator fails after takeoff from dsm, ia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 617058 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dsm.tower tower : dab.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 475 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 617058 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After departure, generator failed, which caused radio to go inoperative in controled class C airspace while talking to tower. Changed transponder mode C to 7600. Flew and landed at Y76, des moines, morning STAR airport, which is under class C airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE35 PLT LANDS AT NEARBY ARPT AFTER SUFFERING A LOSS OF COM WHEN HIS ACFT'S GENERATOR FAILS AFTER TKOF FROM DSM, IA.
Narrative: AFTER DEP, GENERATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED RADIO TO GO INOP IN CTLED CLASS C AIRSPACE WHILE TALKING TO TWR. CHANGED XPONDER MODE C TO 7600. FLEW AND LANDED AT Y76, DES MOINES, MORNING STAR ARPT, WHICH IS UNDER CLASS C AIRSPACE.
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.