PA-28 Flight Instructor with student reported electrical failure in cruise in IMC. Flight exited IMC; diverted and landed.
Synopsis
PA-28 Flight Instructor with student reported electrical failure in cruise in IMC. Flight exited IMC; diverted and landed.
Narrative
While conducting a instrument training flight in IMC conditions an electrical failure was experienced. Nothing abnormal was noted on pre-flight and run-up of the aircraft; alternator appeared to be producing proper power during run-up. A normal ifr departure was made while receiving radar vectors to the ZZZ VORTAC. Shortly after a frequency change the primary navigation display (MFD) fully shut off; thus causing loss of GPS navigation; communications on COM 1 and use of any nav equipment. Troubling shooting was attempted and it was revealed that there was a full alternator failure. Due to the lack of any navigation equipment and we were in; IMC XXXX was programed into the transponder. Contact was attempted through COM 2 however it would either not transmit at all and when it would transmit it was too broken to hear. We could still hear through com 2 and communications with ATC was made through using the Ident. function. a hole in the overcast layer was spotted and the decision was made to exit IMC to return to ZZZ VFR which we knew was in VFR conditions. Once established in VMC we continued to ZZZ; rather then ZZZ1 due to IFR conditions at ZZZ1. A uneventful landing was made upon reaching ZZZ; emergency serviced had been dispatched and it was communicated to them that there were no injuries or damages. The aircraft will be grounded until cause of the failure has been identified and resolved.
Second reporter narrative
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