Pilot of PA-28 experienced complete electrical failure after takeoff. Landing gear failed to extend....

Attributes
ACN	1274946
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generator/Alternator
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2 Flight Crew Total 663 Flight Crew Type 575
Person 2
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Avionics
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing

Narrative:

Runup on ramp revealed no problems. Everything was normal. I called departure; runway 24. Takeoff was normal. During ascent from runway; all electrical began flickering; and finally died. Total electrical failure. Began orbit in left downwind 24 to troubleshoot. No communication with CTAF in spite of working handheld. No verification of landing gear down possible. Entered left base and final. Executed normal approach. Aircraft landed smoothly on belly no injuries; and no fluids on ground. Aircraft was towed to parking. I believe electrical failure was due to failed alternator or relay. I failed to engage the emergency gear down lever; nevertheless; the emergency gear down extender arm on the empennage failed to drop the gear as well. Also recycling the master switch may have reset the electrical as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot of PA-28 experienced complete electrical failure after takeoff. Landing gear failed to extend. Pilot made gear-up landing at departure airport with minimal aircraft damage.

Narrative: Runup on ramp revealed no problems. Everything was normal. I called departure; runway 24. Takeoff was normal. During ascent from runway; all electrical began flickering; and finally died. Total electrical failure. Began orbit in left downwind 24 to troubleshoot. No communication with CTAF in spite of working handheld. No verification of landing gear down possible. Entered left base and final. Executed normal approach. Aircraft landed smoothly on belly No injuries; and no fluids on ground. Aircraft was towed to parking. I believe electrical failure was due to failed alternator or relay. I failed to engage the emergency gear down lever; nevertheless; the emergency gear down extender arm on the empennage failed to drop the gear as well. Also recycling the master switch may have reset the electrical as well.

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.