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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Melbourne, FL · March 13, 2009

Date
March 13, 2009 · 11:18 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N819CD
Reported as
Cirrus SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total150 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At approximately 20 minutes southeast of ft. pierce on a flight from mlb to myeh (eluthera, Bahamas) the aircraft's low voltage light illuminated. The aircraft began losing amperage and the circuit breakers were checked and reset with decreasing voltage indications. The p.I.c. began to unload the electrical system and ATC as contacted and notified of the possible loss of communications due to electrical failure. The p.I.c. contacted MLG when the aircraft was approximately 25 miles south of MLG at an altitude of 7,000 ft. mlb cleared the aircraft for landing and an uneventful landing was accomplished without damage to the aircraft or injury to the aircraft's occupants. The aircraft's electric flaps were actuated and the aircraft's position and landing lights were on for landing. Upon further investigation it was determined that the alternator was at fault ans subsequently replaced on 03/20/09 at 776.1 hrs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES SOUTHEAST OF FT. PIERCE ON A FLIGHT FROM MLB TO MYEH (ELUTHERA, BAHAMAS) THE AIRCRAFT'S LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING AMPERAGE AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CHECKED AND RESET WITH DECREASING VOLTAGE INDICATIONS. THE P.I.C. BEGAN TO UNLOAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ATC AS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE P.I.C. CONTACTED MLG WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES SOUTH OF MLG AT AN ALTITUDE OF 7,000 FT. MLB CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE AIRCRAFT'S OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT'S ELECTRIC FLAPS WERE ACTUATED AND THE AIRCRAFT'S POSITION AND LANDING LIGHTS WERE ON FOR LANDING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS AT FAULT ANS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ON 03/20/09 AT 776.1 HRS.