A C310 ON AN ADIZ FLT PLAN EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL COMS FAILURE AND PROCEEDED TO THE DEST ARPT NORDO.
Synopsis
A C310 ON AN ADIZ FLT PLAN EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL COMS FAILURE AND PROCEEDED TO THE DEST ARPT NORDO.
Narrative
I DEPARTED OXB APPROX XA30 LCL TIME AND CONTACTED FLT FOLLOWING. I ADVISED THAT I WAS ENRTE TO W32 AND THAT I HAD AN FRZ FLT PLAN ON FILE WITH LEESBURG FSS TO ENTER THE ADIZ. I ASKED IF THEY COULD CHK TO MAKE SURE APCH COULD LOCATE THE FLT PLAN; SO WHEN I ARRIVE AT WHINO INTXN I WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE INTO THE ADIZ AND ON TO W32. APCH ADVISED THAT THE FLT PLAN WAS LOCATED AND DIRECTED ME TO PROCEED TO WHINO. AS I APCHED WHINO INTXN APCH HANDED ME OFF TO APCH. I RECEIVED A DISCRETE XPONDER SQUAWK AND WAS DIRECTED TO PROCEED AS FILED. I WAS STILL AT 4500 FT MSL. AT ABOUT 20 NM SE OF W32; I ASKED IF I COULD START DOWN. I WAS CLRED TO 2500 FT. AS I REACHED 2500 FT I HEARD A LOUD BUZZING NOISE IN MY HEADSET AND #2 RADIO AND ALL OTHER AVIONICS SHUT DOWN. MY #1 RADIO BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. I WAS APPROX 15 MI FROM W32. I BROADCASTED IN THE BLIND THAT I HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND WAS DECLARING AN EMER AND THAT I HAD W32 IN SIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED AN EMER LNDG GEAR EXTENSION AND PROCEEDED ON 45 DEG R BASE TO RWY 5 AT W32 ONTO FINAL AND LANDED. UPON LNDG I CALLED FSS AND ADVISED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER TO CALL TRACON. I DID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT IT HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE ESTABLISHED PROC BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING AN EMER AND I HAD W32 IN SIGHT. I DID NOT THINK I WAS SAFE OR PRUDENT TO TURN AROUND AND EXIT THE ADIZ. IF ADDITIONAL INFO IS NEEDED; PLEASE CONTACT ME.
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