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After losing communications due to an electrical failure; a C-172 student pilot landed successfully utilizing light signals from the tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 902936 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 80 Flight Crew Type 80 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
[I had an] electrical failure during flight. Entered pattern 1;000 feet above pattern altitude and watched for traffic. [I] entered pattern after receiving a green signal gun light [and] landed safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After losing communications due to an electrical failure; a C-172 Student Pilot landed successfully utilizing light signals from the Tower.
Narrative: [I had an] electrical failure during flight. Entered pattern 1;000 feet above pattern altitude and watched for traffic. [I] entered pattern after receiving a green signal gun light [and] landed safely.
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.