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A PA46T's electrical system failed completely while preparing for an approach. The pilot continued NORDO to his destination and found emergency equipment had been notified by ATC and was standing by for his arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 869495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While descending to 10;000 ft with approach; lost all electrical power; communication/navigation in VFR conditions at 10;000 ft. Circled down to approach altitude and landed to west in very light wind. Fire/safety crews were in place. With no communication; no emergency pan/mayday was declared. ATC alerted airport/traffic and all was cleared. The system worked to provide safety to all concerned. Thanks for a great job ATC. Aircraft is in shop for repairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA46T's electrical system failed completely while preparing for an approach. The pilot continued NORDO to his destination and found emergency equipment had been notified by ATC and was standing by for his arrival.
Narrative: While descending to 10;000 FT with Approach; lost all electrical power; communication/navigation in VFR conditions at 10;000 FT. Circled down to approach altitude and landed to west in very light wind. Fire/Safety crews were in place. With no communication; no emergency PAN/MAYDAY was declared. ATC alerted airport/traffic and all was cleared. The system worked to provide safety to all concerned. Thanks for a great job ATC. Aircraft is in shop for repairs.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.