Complete loss of electrical power after takeoff in a PA23-250.

Attributes
ACN	568027
Time
Date	200212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orl.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 1315 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	568027
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost electrical power including radios, lights (interior/exterior), transponder, gear indication, etc, within 10 mi of orl, after departure on tropic 2 northeast departure at 1500 ft. Used handheld radio to contact orl tower for return to landing. Maintained VMC. Made a low approach for tower to visually confirm gear down. Returned for landing on runway 7. Safely touched down without event. There were multiple aircraft on the ILS 7 approach at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR AFTER TKOF IN A PA23-250.

Narrative: LOST ELECTRICAL PWR INCLUDING RADIOS, LIGHTS (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR), XPONDER, GEAR INDICATION, ETC, WITHIN 10 MI OF ORL, AFTER DEP ON TROPIC 2 NE DEP AT 1500 FT. USED HANDHELD RADIO TO CONTACT ORL TWR FOR RETURN TO LNDG. MAINTAINED VMC. MADE A LOW APCH FOR TWR TO VISUALLY CONFIRM GEAR DOWN. RETURNED FOR LNDG ON RWY 7. SAFELY TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT EVENT. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ACFT ON THE ILS 7 APCH AT THE TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.