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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Danville, IL · May 5, 2004

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Date
May 5, 2004 · 13:00 local
Place
Danville, IL
Airport
Vermilion County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2132K
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
485 total169 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N2132KRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-7931026 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 5, 2004 shortly before 1300 local time the appropriately rated and qualified pilot and sole occupant departed palwaukee airport, chicago on an IFR flight plan to chattanooga, TN. While working chicago departure control on an assigned heading of 180 and level at 6,000 feet the PIC experienced a total electrical system failure at about 1310 local time. The PIC continued on the assigned heading and altitude until observing the Danville, IL airport, where an uneventful landing was made on runway 23. The PIC exited the aircraft without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2004 SHORTLY BEFORE 1300 LOCAL TIME THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND QUALIFIED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT DEPARTED PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, CHICAGO ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO CHATTANOOGA, TN. WHILE WORKING CHICAGO DEPARTURE CONTROL ON AN ASSIGNED HEADING OF 180 AND LEVEL AT 6,000 FEET THE PIC EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AT ABOUT 1310 LOCAL TIME. THE PIC CONTINUED ON THE ASSIGNED HEADING AND ALTITUDE UNTIL OBSERVING THE DANVILLE, IL AIRPORT, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 23. THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.