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An small aircraft pilot's generator failed in-flight. An emergency was declared and the aircraft was vectored to a nearby military airport where the pilot was detained and questioned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 775718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 775718 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I left from ZZZ1 with 3 passenger to ZZZ2. When I was flying over ZZZ3; I had an alternator failure. I decided to land as soon as possible and asked ATC for advice. Eventually our radio became very bad caused by the low battery. At that point I declared an emergency. We did a safe landing at ZZZ3 military base. People questioned us and handcuffed us. They also searched the airplane. Eventually they decided we were no threat to them; and after filling in a lot of papers they released us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PILOT'S GENERATOR FAILED INFLT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT WAS VECTORED TO A NEARBY MIL ARPT WHERE THE PILOT WAS DETAINED AND QUESTIONED.
Narrative: I LEFT FROM ZZZ1 WITH 3 PAX TO ZZZ2. WHEN I WAS FLYING OVER ZZZ3; I HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE. I DECIDED TO LAND ASAP AND ASKED ATC FOR ADVICE. EVENTUALLY OUR RADIO BECAME VERY BAD CAUSED BY THE LOW BATTERY. AT THAT POINT I DECLARED AN EMER. WE DID A SAFE LNDG AT ZZZ3 MIL BASE. PEOPLE QUESTIONED US AND HANDCUFFED US. THEY ALSO SEARCHED THE AIRPLANE. EVENTUALLY THEY DECIDED WE WERE NO THREAT TO THEM; AND AFTER FILLING IN A LOT OF PAPERS THEY RELEASED US.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.