C182 pilot had electrical failure departing teb. The pilot returned to teb for landing.

Attributes
ACN	617636
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower tower : dca.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 940 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	617636
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon departure from runway 19 teb, experienced electrical system failure shortly after landing gear were retracted. Clearance was to stay at or below 1000 ft, fly southeast. Once aircraft was leveled off at approximately 700 ft MSL, we communicated with the teb tower via hand-held radio and informed them we had an electrical system malfunction and needed to return to the field. 3 attempts were made to load shed and recycle the alternator. Power would come back for a few seconds then go out again. Landing gear was extended during the last cycling attempt and confirmed down and locked. We were cleared to land on runway 19. Landing was uneventful with no flaps. Tower or teb dispatched emergency crew to stand by. Aircraft was grounded by me. Maintenance at teb to troubleshoot problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE DEPARTING TEB. THE PLT RETURNED TO TEB FOR LNDG.

Narrative: UPON DEP FROM RWY 19 TEB, EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYS FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER LNDG GEAR WERE RETRACTED. CLRNC WAS TO STAY AT OR BELOW 1000 FT, FLY SE. ONCE ACFT WAS LEVELED OFF AT APPROX 700 FT MSL, WE COMMUNICATED WITH THE TEB TWR VIA HAND-HELD RADIO AND INFORMED THEM WE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SYS MALFUNCTION AND NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. 3 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOAD SHED AND RECYCLE THE ALTERNATOR. PWR WOULD COME BACK FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GO OUT AGAIN. LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED DURING THE LAST CYCLING ATTEMPT AND CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 19. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO FLAPS. TWR OR TEB DISPATCHED EMER CREW TO STAND BY. ACFT WAS GNDED BY ME. MAINT AT TEB TO TROUBLESHOOT PROB.

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.