PA-44 flight instructor reported returning to departure airport after experiencing complete electric...

Attributes
ACN	1619665
Time
Date	201902
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Departed ZZZ and shortly after exiting class D airspace we had a complete electrical failure. Ran through all checklist items and did not regain power. I gave the controls to the student momentarily and contacted tower using my cell phone. Received clearance to land and landed with no further issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-44 flight instructor reported returning to departure airport after experiencing complete electrical failure.

Narrative: Departed ZZZ and shortly after exiting Class D airspace we had a complete electrical failure. Ran through all checklist items and did not regain power. I gave the controls to the student momentarily and contacted Tower using my cell phone. Received clearance to land and landed with no further issues.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.