PLT OF SMA ACFT LOST ALL NAV AND RADIO COM. DURING INST FLT RESULTING EMER DSCNT AND LNDG.
Synopsis
PLT OF SMA ACFT LOST ALL NAV AND RADIO COM. DURING INST FLT RESULTING EMER DSCNT AND LNDG.
Narrative
I DEPARTED LOST NATION ARPT; WITH A CLRNC 200 DEG RADIAL DRYER VOR DIRECT APPLETON VOR DIRECT CHARLESTON THEN AS FILED (TO VALDOSTA; GA). AFTER TKOF I GOT RADAR VECTORS FOR DIRECT CHARLESTON VOR. AFTER I ADVISED ATC ABOUT 5 MINS BEFORE THAT I WAS DIRECT CHARLESTON VOR RADIO 2 AND NAV 2 WENT DEAD ON ME. AFTER CHKING EVERYTHING WITHOUT FINDING ANYTHING; NO APPARENT DISCHARGE; RADIO 1 AND NAV 1 INCLUDING DME WERE DEAD ALSO. NOW I DID THE SQUAWKING PROCS 7700 1 MIN; 7500 15 MIN. I STILL HAD LORAN SO I TUNED IN THE CHARLESTON VOR; BUT WHILE I WAS DOING THAT ALSO THE LORAN WENT DEAD. I SQUAWKED 7700 AGAIN FOR EMER. NOW I DID THE TOTAL COCKPIT CHK AGAIN; NOW I FOUND A DISCHARGE; THE NEEDLE LITTLE L OF CTR; AS A REFLEX I CHKED THE ALTERNATORS WHICH THAT WAS ON. THEN I TURNED OFF ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIP. THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE OF RADIO 2 AND NAV 2 TO TURNING OFF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIP TOOK ABOUT 3 MINS. THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF NOW WAS TO GO FOR AN AREA THAT ALLOWED ME A VFR DSCNT ABOUT 170 (WX BRIEFING) I CLBED TO 9500 FT (VFR CRUISING ALT) AFTER ABOUT 3 MINS I CHKED IF I COULD USE RADIO 1 AGAIN. WITH THE SQUEALS ON I COULD HEAR A BROKEN VOICE (NO DIGITAL DISPLAY) SO I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT AN EXTRA 3 MIN I CHKED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH COM WITH CTR AGAIN. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO A HDG OF 170 AND TO CHANGE FREQ. THIS I DID NOT WANT TO DO BECAUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED DIGITAL DISPLAY. I ADVISED THEM AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE BACK ON THE FREQ AFTER 1 MIN. AFTER CONTACTING THEM AGAIN THEY TOLD ME TO DSCNT TO 2800 FT AND THAT PARKERSBURG WAS ABOUT 14 NM 12 O'CLOCK. I STARTED THE DSCNT AND LOST CTR TOTALLY. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF TO SAVE ENERGY FOR THE FLAPS; TURNED OUT THE GEAR MANUALLY; AND STARTED LOOKING FOR THE ARPT. WHEN I SAW THE ARPT I CIRCLED FOR WIND AND LIGHT SIGNALS COMPLIED WITH THE LIGHTS AND LANDED. MAINT THERE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE OFF THE ALTERNATOR.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.