<< >> NASA ASRS Report 814023, November 2008

An M20 pilot lost all electrical power shortly after takeoff. The reporter elected to continue the flight to destination under VFR night conditions.

Attributes
ACN	814023
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	814023
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out at takeoff; lost all electrical power. Continued the climb out from runway at ZZZ. Started turning off lights and radios while still in contact with tower. Climbed out over the water and turned northbound. Left 1 radio tuned to VHF 121.5 and transponder set on 1200. Remained clear of all controled airspace and once north of ZZZ1 class C airspace; I turned off all avionics and lights to conserve what remained of the battery. Continued flight to ZZZ2 NORDO and lights out. Overflew ZZZ3 class C airspace and descended in ZZZ2 and landed uneventfully.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN M20 PILOT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE REPORTER ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO DESTINATION UNDER VFR NIGHT CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT AT TKOF; LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR. CONTINUED THE CLBOUT FROM RWY AT ZZZ. STARTED TURNING OFF LIGHTS AND RADIOS WHILE STILL IN CONTACT WITH TWR. CLBED OUT OVER THE WATER AND TURNED NBOUND. LEFT 1 RADIO TUNED TO VHF 121.5 AND XPONDER SET ON 1200. REMAINED CLR OF ALL CTLED AIRSPACE AND ONCE N OF ZZZ1 CLASS C AIRSPACE; I TURNED OFF ALL AVIONICS AND LIGHTS TO CONSERVE WHAT REMAINED OF THE BATTERY. CONTINUED FLT TO ZZZ2 NORDO AND LIGHTS OUT. OVERFLEW ZZZ3 CLASS C AIRSPACE AND DSNDED IN ZZZ2 AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.