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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Elmira, NY · April 21, 1995

Date
April 21, 1995 · 17:15 local
Place
Elmira, NY
Airport
Elmira-Corning Regional
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6206W
Reported as
Cessna P210N
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 4/21/95 at 1715 EDT, a Cessna P210, N6202W, begin operated by Mr. David aber experienced an electrical failure. The aircraft was on an IFR flight to poughkeepsie, NY when the pilot noted a discharge on the loadmeter. The electrical system subsequently failed and he diverted to land at Elmira, NY without radio communications. The aircraft landed in visual meteorological conditions without damage, no injury to any person. The aircraft had departed buffalo, NY at approximately 1600 EDT. Maintenance determined that the alternator belt had come off because the alternator mounting bracket had become loose. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 4/21/95 AT 1715 EDT, A CESSNA P210, N6202W, BEGIN OPERATED BY MR. DAVID ABER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO POUGHKEEPSIE, NY WHEN THE PILOT NOTED A DISCHARGE ON THE LOADMETER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AND HE DIVERTED TO LAND AT ELMIRA, NY WITHOUT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT DAMAGE, NO INJURY TO ANY PERSON. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED BUFFALO, NY AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 EDT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD COME OFF BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BRACKET HAD BECOME LOOSE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.