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An A36 lost total electrical power after takeoff at night. The pilot continued his flight to the planned destination because terrain conditions and lighting were better than the airport from which he departed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 859679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 38 Flight Crew Total 5548 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After takeoff on gear retraction had total electrical failure. Had portable garmin 696 GPS; unable to restore electrical after reading poh. Via cell phone called FBO at at my destination and asked them to advise tower that I was inbound; no radio; no lights; ETA xa:30 hours. Hand cranked gear down; landed approximately xa:45-XB00 hours. I had a hand held radio on board although the batteries were dead. After replacing batteries called ground and advised them what happened. ATC (tower) stated it was an emergency and a 'non-event.' I found out after landing that the FBO was unable to contact the tower. I need to check and/or charge weekly hand held radios. Electrical issue is one of those things that just happen. After takeoff I flew to my destination because I wanted as much ground light as possible and level terrain to make my approach for landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A36 lost total electrical power after takeoff at night. The pilot continued his flight to the planned destination because terrain conditions and lighting were better than the airport from which he departed.
Narrative: After takeoff on gear retraction had total electrical failure. Had portable Garmin 696 GPS; unable to restore electrical after reading POH. Via cell phone called FBO at at my destination and asked them to advise Tower that I was inbound; no radio; no lights; ETA XA:30 hours. Hand cranked gear down; landed approximately XA:45-XB00 hours. I had a hand held radio on board although the batteries were dead. After replacing batteries called ground and advised them what happened. ATC (Tower) stated it was an emergency and a 'non-event.' I found out after landing that the FBO was unable to contact the Tower. I need to check and/or charge weekly hand held radios. Electrical issue is one of those things that just happen. After takeoff I flew to my destination because I wanted as much ground light as possible and level terrain to make my approach for landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.