Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 900; Flight Crew Type 75
Troubleshooting; Workload; Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft
I had to turn off all electronics; including taxi Light; landing light; anti-collision lights; navigation lights; ADS-B; transponder; and radios. Due to a discharging battery state. I was worried I was not going to have the power to bring down the gear. I continued on the flight at 5;000 feet to get to ZZZ1. I let Approach know by phone; as that was the only number I had easy access to in the air; and they let the Center know of the issue and my plan and location. I had 2 iPad's and a smartphone to stay on a new course and stay out of any controlled airspace and followed a route around the western side of the Class B airspace. Route was ZZZ to ZZZ1.Then after clearing the northwest side of the airspace; I went direct to ZZZ1. Once I got less than 10 miles away from ZZZ1 I turned on my electronic system to bring down the landing gear. The backup plan if the gear was not going to go down was to go to ZZZ2. I told them I was planning on calling them no later than XA:30 PM of my plan or if I was on the ground. I got on the ground safely in ZZZ1. Approach called; and I told them I was on the ground safely. The major worry I had was my NAV lights or anti-collision lights at night and the point of this report. I decided to continue the flight and land in ZZZ1 over any other airport because I knew that was the safest place for me to land at night with no lights or radios. I had people waiting; and they turned on the airport lights for me. At any other airport; I was worried it would have ended badly. The different idea was to turn around to ZZZ; but there was flight training with multiple airplanes in the pattern. There was no damage or any injury. I still had all primary flight instruments the whole flight.
C177 pilot flying into an uncontrolled airport reported they landed at night with no aircraft lights due to battery failure.