19961217044089I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Rockford, IL · December 17, 1996

Date: December 17, 1996 · 15:11 local
Place: Rockford, IL
Airport: Greater Rockford
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6248Q
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 1
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.

Ikk sector advised stq @ 2040Z that N6248Q was NORDO & non radar, 48Q called our freq leveled 61 ods, he was radar identified and continued on to C77. He was descended to 3,000 ft. to get him into VFR conditions. He was manually handed off to rfd approach control. Rfd was told that N6248Q had intermittent radio, no transponder, gear down, TAS of 130 KTS. Radio communications were transferred and verified. Investigation revealed a double alternator failure lt. alternators positive post burned off. Rt alternator broke the belt. The PIC is not at fault per instructions from AAI-200 his name is not being reported to prevent the possibility of the incident being included on his airman record.

As the FAA filed it

IKK SECTOR ADVISED STQ @ 2040Z THAT N6248Q WAS NORDO & NON RADAR, 48Q CALLED OUR FREQ LEVELED 61 ODS, HE WAS RADAR IDENTIFIED AND CONTINUED ON TO C77. HE WAS DESCENDED TO 3,000 FT. TO GET HIM INTO VFR CONDITIONS. HE WAS MANUALLY HANDED OFF TO RFD APPROACH CONTROL. RFD WAS TOLD THAT N6248Q HAD INTERMITTENT RADIO, NO TRANSPONDER, GEAR DOWN, TAS OF 130 KTS. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE TRANSFERRED AND VERIFIED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A DOUBLE ALTERNATOR FAILURE LT. ALTERNATORS POSITIVE POST BURNED OFF. RT ALTERNATOR BROKE THE BELT. THE PIC IS NOT AT FAULT PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM AAI-200 HIS NAME IS NOT BEING REPORTED TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE INCIDENT BEING INCLUDED ON HIS AIRMAN RECORD.