<< >> NASA ASRS Report 679841, November 2005

A VMC BE58 experienced a complete electrical failure on an IFR flight plan. Pilot used a cell phone to cancel IFR and continued NORDO VFR to the filed destination.

Attributes
ACN	679841
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ilm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 23900 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	679841
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure from the ilm airport; the aircraft experienced total electrical failure. After assessing the circumstances surrounding the flight; such as familiar terrain; day VFR conditions; and no further system problems; I opted to continue the flight VFR to the planned destination. I called FSS via cell phone and canceled IFR. In retrospect; I feel that returning to ilm to land without radio contact or landing at an uncontrolled airport en route would have been a better course of action.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VMC BE58 EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. PLT USED A CELL PHONE TO CANCEL IFR AND CONTINUED NORDO VFR TO THE FILED DEST.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM THE ILM ARPT; THE ACFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. AFTER ASSESSING THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE FLT; SUCH AS FAMILIAR TERRAIN; DAY VFR CONDITIONS; AND NO FURTHER SYS PROBS; I OPTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT VFR TO THE PLANNED DEST. I CALLED FSS VIA CELL PHONE AND CANCELED IFR. IN RETROSPECT; I FEEL THAT RETURNING TO ILM TO LAND WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT OR LNDG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT ENRTE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER COURSE OF ACTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.