Narrative:

Called clearance and got VFR clearance to waco, tx. Tower was also working ground. Called and got takeoff clearance. Was instructed 'cleared for takeoff, turn left heading 130 degrees, maintain visual separation with company traffic.' took off and retracted gear, gear wouldn't retract completely (high drag confign in a T210) and experienced total electrical failure/lost communication. Manually cranked gear down. Went ahead and squawked 7600, even though I could see no transponder reply light. Flew last clearance and exited lateral limit of class C airspace, then direct to destination. High draw of electrical gear totally zapped battery. Electric ADI with no backup, electric altimeter had backup. Good thing WX was not IMC. Overflew destination class D airport (act) at 3200 ft MSL looking for green light from tower, still NORDO. No planes/aircraft in pattern. Ground vehicle/personnel on runway 19 servicing runway lights, so I made normal landing on runway 14 and taxied to parking. Never got a green light on gear, so I chose this airport because I knew it had maintenance facility and emergency equipment. Never got a green light from tower, either. I called to explain situation and they didn't even know I'd landed. Called austin, also, and explained to ATC why I never contacted departure. ATC did not solicit either telephone call. I was never a conflict to my knowledge. Experienced dual alternator failure. In the future I will carry my hand- held communication radio and cell phone as emergency communication backup. Also I will not become complacent about being dual alternator equipped. Both failed in this case, without warning or fail lights/low voltage lights.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 ON GEAR RETRACTION HAD COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. IN VFR CONDITIONS ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEST. FLEW OVER ARPT AND LANDED ON RWY 14 ACT, NO GREEN LIGHT. CALLED TWR AND ADVISED OF NO COM ACCOUNT ELECTRICAL FAILURE ALSO CONTACT DEP POINT AND ADVISED OF REASON FOR NO COM. HAD DUAL ALTERNATOR FAILURE, NO WARNING OR FAIL LIGHTS.

Narrative: CALLED CLRNC AND GOT VFR CLRNC TO WACO, TX. TWR WAS ALSO WORKING GND. CALLED AND GOT TKOF CLRNC. WAS INSTRUCTED 'CLRED FOR TKOF, TURN L HDG 130 DEGS, MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION WITH COMPANY TFC.' TOOK OFF AND RETRACTED GEAR, GEAR WOULDN'T RETRACT COMPLETELY (HIGH DRAG CONFIGN IN A T210) AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE/LOST COM. MANUALLY CRANKED GEAR DOWN. WENT AHEAD AND SQUAWKED 7600, EVEN THOUGH I COULD SEE NO XPONDER REPLY LIGHT. FLEW LAST CLRNC AND EXITED LATERAL LIMIT OF CLASS C AIRSPACE, THEN DIRECT TO DEST. HIGH DRAW OF ELECTRICAL GEAR TOTALLY ZAPPED BATTERY. ELECTRIC ADI WITH NO BACKUP, ELECTRIC ALTIMETER HAD BACKUP. GOOD THING WX WAS NOT IMC. OVERFLEW DEST CLASS D ARPT (ACT) AT 3200 FT MSL LOOKING FOR GREEN LIGHT FROM TWR, STILL NORDO. NO PLANES/ACFT IN PATTERN. GND VEHICLE/PERSONNEL ON RWY 19 SVCING RWY LIGHTS, SO I MADE NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 14 AND TAXIED TO PARKING. NEVER GOT A GREEN LIGHT ON GEAR, SO I CHOSE THIS ARPT BECAUSE I KNEW IT HAD MAINT FACILITY AND EMER EQUIP. NEVER GOT A GREEN LIGHT FROM TWR, EITHER. I CALLED TO EXPLAIN SIT AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I'D LANDED. CALLED AUSTIN, ALSO, AND EXPLAINED TO ATC WHY I NEVER CONTACTED DEP. ATC DID NOT SOLICIT EITHER TELEPHONE CALL. I WAS NEVER A CONFLICT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. EXPERIENCED DUAL ALTERNATOR FAILURE. IN THE FUTURE I WILL CARRY MY HAND- HELD COM RADIO AND CELL PHONE AS EMER COM BACKUP. ALSO I WILL NOT BECOME COMPLACENT ABOUT BEING DUAL ALTERNATOR EQUIPPED. BOTH FAILED IN THIS CASE, WITHOUT WARNING OR FAIL LIGHTS/LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTS.

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.