PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL MAKES A FORCED LNDG ON THE ARPT AFTER THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND A PREVIOUS LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL PWR; CIRCLING THE TWR FOR LIGHT SIGNALS DID NOT WORK BEFORE THE RPTR HAD TO LAND WHEN THE ENG QUIT.

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FEB/SUN/96; 2 WKS AFTER THE INCIDENT; I HAD PLANNED A RETURN TRIP TO PAYSON. UPON RENTING THE PLANE THE RECEPTIONIST AT THE ARPT TOLD ME THAT THE DAY BEFORE; FEB/SAT/96; A SQUAWK SHEET WAS FILLED OUT STATING COM #1 HAD FAILED INFLT; BUT THE PROB HAD BEEN CORRECTED EARLIER THAT MORNING. BEFORE MY FLT; I HAD MY TANKS TOPPED OFF. DURING MY PREFLT; I DISCOVERED THE MASTER SWITCH HAD BEEN LEFT ON; RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN ARPT MECH THAT HAD WORKED ON THE RADIO LEFT IT ON. ANOTHER ARPT MECH CAME OUT AND PROPPED THE PLANE FOR ME AND JUMPED IT IN THE REAR TO ENERGIZE THE ALTERNATOR (ALL SEEMED NORMAL). I LEFT GLENDALE ARPT ENRTE TO PAYSON AT APPROX XA00 AM. ABOUT 20 MI OUTSIDE PAYSON I SWITCHED TO THE L TANK; ABOUT 10 MI FROM PAYSON I RADIOED PAYSON FOR ARPT ADVISORY. I RECEIVED XMISSIONS FINE AND THEN XMITTED MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; STILL EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ABOUT 5 MI FROM THE ARPT I STARTED TO XMIT MY LOCATION AND RPT MY ENTERING AIRSPACE. AT THIS TIME BOTH COM #1 AND COM #2 BOTH WENT DEAD. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OUT OF AIRSPACE AND BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE SIT AND FOUND THAT MY ALTERNATOR BREAKER WAS POPPED. I PUSHED THE BREAKER BACK IN AND NOTICED THAT ALL ELECTRICAL WAS OUT. I TURNED OFF ALL UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL AND PROCEEDED BACK TO GLENDALE. DURING OUR FLT BACK IT WAS MY BETTER JUDGEMENT NOT TO SWITCH TO THE R FUEL TANK; WITHOUT A FUEL PUMP BOOSTER TO ASSURE PROPER SWITCHING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF STARVING THE ENG OF FUEL. UPON OUR RETURN THE WINDS HAD PICKED UP TO 16 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS BLOWING 90 DEGS TO THE RWY. I CIRCLED THE CTL TWR FOR A GREEN LIGHT FOR LNDG. AFTER CIRCLING THE TWR SEVERAL TIMES; THE ENG SPUTTERED AND QUIT. I SET MYSELF UP FOR AN EMER LNDG AND TRIED TO LAND ON THE RWY; BUT WITH WIND CONDITIONS AS THEY WERE; THE BEST I COULD DO WAS THE TXWY. I LANDED THE PLANE SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED BY GLENDALE ARPT OF THE MECHANICAL PROB RESULTING IN THIS INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH CONTINUING THE FLT AFTER THE ACFT BATTERY WAS FOUND DEAD; BUT THAT THE MECH THAT PROPPED THE ACFT TO GET IT STARTED AND THEN ENERGIZED THE ALTERNATOR TO START CHARGING THE BATTERY; SAID THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE OK. AFTER THE RPTR MADE HIS FORCED DEAD STICK LNDG; THE FBO MGR COMPLAINED THAT THE RPTR DID NOT SWITCH TANKS EARLIER BEFORE THE ENG STOPPED. WHEN THE RPTR SAID THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO TRY SINCE HE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRICAL PWR TO RUN THE FUEL BOOST PUMP; THE FBO MGR SAID THAT THE ENG MAY HAVE RUN WITHOUT IT WORKING! THE FBO WANTED THE RPTR TO PAY FOR THE UNSUCCESSFUL FLT. THE RPTR FEELS LIKE IT WAS ENOUGH THAT HE GOT THE ACFT DOWN OK. THE FBO ALSO ADVISED HIM TO JUST LOOK THE TFC PATTERN OVER AND LAND WHENEVER THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE LIGHTS FROM THE TWR AS HE HAD DONE.