# Accident 19950306007139A: Cessna T210N, Rockford, IL, March 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1995, 18:46 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.1954° N, 89.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1954&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6622N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6622N-2016-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,168 total, 188 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950306007139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER IFR DEPARTING DPA. TRIED RETURN. DEPLATED BATTERY. DIVERTED RFD. GEAR FOLDED. ALT BELT BROKE. (-23) AFTER DEPARTING FROM ROCKFORD AERODROME THE PILOT, RON GABBEI, OBSERVED THE ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT REQUESTED AN ILS INTO THE DUPAGE AIRPORT. THE PLOT THEN LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, ELECTRICALLY, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO LOSE ALL VOLTAGE. THE ILS FAILED DUE TO TOTAL LOSS OF COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. MR. GABBEI RETURNED TO ROCKFORD AND RECEIVED THE GREEN LIGHT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7. ON LANDING THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA096), Mar 7, 1995: Cessna T210N (N6622N), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DISCONNECT OF THE ALTERNATOR BELT, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION OF THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N6622N (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990224011929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990224011929I), Feb 24, 1999: Cessna T210N (N6622N), Algona, IA, Minor damage. Pilot departed mason city, IA enroute to Algona, flight was normal, on landing, pilot went past mid field turn off and began a turn to the right to go into the…
- [Incident 19951202042069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951202042069I), Dec 2, 1995: Cessna 210N (N6622N), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated he heard a pop and the aircraft airspeed slowed. Pilot said he cycled the landing gear and did not get a nose gear safe light. He then…
- [Incident 19940121008899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940121008899I), Jan 21, 1994: Cessna T210N (N6622N), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was distracted when informed by the Midway ATC tower to land on a different runway than originally planned. The result was aircraft landed…
- [Incident 19861203072749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861203072749I), Dec 3, 1986: Cessna T210N (N6622N), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft reportedly hit something on takeoff. Flight continued. Inspector found aircraft unairworthy from damage.
- [Incident 19850417033269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417033269I), Apr 17, 1985: Cessna T210N (N6622N), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Engine lost power after takeoff. Landed hard on overrun. Fuel selector on empty tank. Pilot failed to switch tanks.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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