What happened
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(-23) A/c departed carrolton, GA. For pine mountain, GA. The weather was overcast at the time of the take-off. The pilot stated that not long after take-off the lights flickered. He checked the amp meter and it looked fine. He was cleared by csg app for the vor-a approach to pine mountain. One of the vors indications looked normal but the other did not. He flew the radio that appeared to him that had the correct indication. The controller told him that he was two miles south of course and he said that his CDI was centered. Csg app told him to proceed to the NDB and shoot the NDB approach. He flew to the NDB and turned out bound and shortly after that he lost his alternator. The pilot stated that the lights were dim. He report that his alternator had failed so they vectored him for the ILS at la grange. The controller was getting very weak and also the lights. He soon lost ATC and lights in the a/c. his wife held a flashlight so he could see his instruments. He let down and the only thing he saw was I-85. He landed on I-85. Minor damage to a/c.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C DEPARTED CARROLTON, GA. FOR PINE MOUNTAIN, GA. THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST AT THE TIME OF THE TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT NOT LONG AFTER TAKE-OFF THE LIGHTS FLICKERED. HE CHECKED THE AMP METER AND IT LOOKED FINE. HE WAS CLEARED BY CSG APP FOR THE VOR-A APPROACH TO PINE MOUNTAIN. ONE OF THE VORS INDICATIONS LOOKED NORMAL BUT THE OTHER DID NOT. HE FLEW THE RADIO THAT APPEARED TO HIM THAT HAD THE CORRECT INDICATION. THE CONTROLLER TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS TWO MILES SOUTH OF COURSE AND HE SAID THAT HIS CDI WAS CENTERED. CSG APP TOLD HIM TO PROCEED TO THE NDB AND SHOOT THE NDB APPROACH. HE FLEW TO THE NDB AND TURNED OUT BOUND AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT HE LOST HIS ALTERNATOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE DIM. HE REPORT THAT HIS ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED SO THEY VECTORED HIM FOR THE ILS AT LA GRANGE. THE CONTROLLER WAS GETTING VERY WEAK AND ALSO THE LIGHTS. HE SOON LOST ATC AND LIGHTS IN THE A/C. HIS WIFE HELD A FLASHLIGHT SO HE COULD SEE HIS INSTRUMENTS. HE LET DOWN AND THE ONLY THING HE SAW WAS I-85. HE LANDED ON I-85. MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C.
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