Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 98; Flight Crew Total 1100; Flight Crew Type 200
Troubleshooting; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
Immediately after departure; approximately 1;000 ft. Instrument failure presented; followed by failure of other electrical systems. Leveled off bellow controlled airspace using standby instruments. Squawked 7600 and began turn to return to uncontrolled airfield of departure for VFR landing. Troubleshot systems; found number 2 generator inoperative. Reset all electronics and generators. No change. Repeated system reset; generator came online. Restarted electronics; reported issue to ATC. Requested vectors and altitude for safe continuation to home base. Continued to airport; landed safely. Initial troubleshooting on the ground suggests failure of voltage cross limiter. Unknown cause of generator failure. Aircraft sent to maintenance.
King Air pilot reported that a generator failure shortly after takeoff resulted in a return to the departure airport.