RV10 pilot reported an electrical failure that resulted in a return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1565146
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	RV-10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 307 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

During a climb out I experienced a total electrical failure in my aircraft causing the need to immediately turn back to ZZZ. Since all radios did not work; I was using a handheld backup and approach control was able to relay from another aircraft in the vicinity. I stated my location and intention to return to ZZZ but not after deviating from my assigned route and altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RV10 pilot reported an electrical failure that resulted in a return to the departure airport.

Narrative: During a climb out I experienced a total electrical failure in my aircraft causing the need to immediately turn back to ZZZ. Since all radios did not work; I was using a handheld backup and Approach Control was able to relay from another aircraft in the vicinity. I stated my location and intention to return to ZZZ but not after deviating from my assigned route and altitude.

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.