Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 2 by ground. As I taxied across runway 14/22, I had a total electrical failure. I stopped on the taxiway on the other side for approximately 1 min. I looked behind and didn't see any traffic coming. I taxied back to parking. While taxiing back, I stopped and pulled over on the jetway to let a commercial jet and a propeller plane get by. Upon getting the plane to the maintenance hangar, I called the tower. They told me that it has been policy for over 30 yrs to turn the plane toward the tower and flash the landing lights until you were given a green light to taxi back. After thinking it over, I came to the conclusion that it was hard to flash your lights when there was total electrical failure. I felt that at this particular airport (with not a lot of commercial traffic) I was being very safe in back-taxiing to parking. The mechanic found that the starter had stuck engaged and while taxiing, heated up the battery and shorted it out. My C206 has 1650TT with a new rebuilt engine in it. It was replaced at 1645TT. I guess in my mind I was trying to clear the taxiway as quick as possible so as not to cause any delay in anyone else. I also felt that I was doing the safest thing for myself and the other pilots. I feel that the more time and experience a pilot has the better he performs in these sits. I try to do everything by the book, but with the book getting bigger and bigger, it is hard to memorize everything.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A C206 TAXIED BACK TO PARKING ACROSS A RWY WITHOUT TWR CLRNC SINCE HE HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR UPON ARR AT TAXIED OUT CLRNC. TWR ADVISED HIM AFTER THE FACT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE FACED THE TWR AND SHOWN A LNDG LIGHT IN NOTIFYING THE TWR OF HIS LOST COM CONDITION.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 2 BY GND. AS I TAXIED ACROSS RWY 14/22, I HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I STOPPED ON THE TXWY ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR APPROX 1 MIN. I LOOKED BEHIND AND DIDN'T SEE ANY TFC COMING. I TAXIED BACK TO PARKING. WHILE TAXIING BACK, I STOPPED AND PULLED OVER ON THE JETWAY TO LET A COMMERCIAL JET AND A PROP PLANE GET BY. UPON GETTING THE PLANE TO THE MAINT HANGAR, I CALLED THE TWR. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT HAS BEEN POLICY FOR OVER 30 YRS TO TURN THE PLANE TOWARD THE TWR AND FLASH THE LNDG LIGHTS UNTIL YOU WERE GIVEN A GREEN LIGHT TO TAXI BACK. AFTER THINKING IT OVER, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS HARD TO FLASH YOUR LIGHTS WHEN THERE WAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I FELT THAT AT THIS PARTICULAR ARPT (WITH NOT A LOT OF COMMERCIAL TFC) I WAS BEING VERY SAFE IN BACK-TAXIING TO PARKING. THE MECH FOUND THAT THE STARTER HAD STUCK ENGAGED AND WHILE TAXIING, HEATED UP THE BATTERY AND SHORTED IT OUT. MY C206 HAS 1650TT WITH A NEW REBUILT ENG IN IT. IT WAS REPLACED AT 1645TT. I GUESS IN MY MIND I WAS TRYING TO CLR THE TXWY AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE SO AS NOT TO CAUSE ANY DELAY IN ANYONE ELSE. I ALSO FELT THAT I WAS DOING THE SAFEST THING FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER PLTS. I FEEL THAT THE MORE TIME AND EXPERIENCE A PLT HAS THE BETTER HE PERFORMS IN THESE SITS. I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK, BUT WITH THE BOOK GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, IT IS HARD TO MEMORIZE EVERYTHING.

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.