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FAA incident report · Cessna 210E · Browning, MT · February 25, 1999

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Date
February 25, 1999 · 13:30 local
Place
Browning, MT
Airport
Starr-Browning Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2356F
Reported as
Cessna 210E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total40 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N2356FRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2018 · Cessna 210ES/N 21058556 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 210EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot observed decreasing oil pressure and increasing oil temperature while over kalispell, Montana. Pilot observed electrical failure shorlty there after and diverted to Browning, Montana, using hand held GPS unit. No emergency was declared. Enroute to Browning, pilot noticed the master electrical circuit breaker was popped and pushed it in. Soon thereafter, all systems resumed normal operation and the aircraft landed without incident in Browning. Pilot suspected the circuit breaker popped during start-up at the beginning of flight & the false engine indications resulted. All systems have operated normally since incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OBSERVED DECREASING OIL PRESSURE AND INCREASING OIL TEMPERATURE WHILE OVER KALISPELL, MONTANA. PILOT OBSERVED ELECTRICAL FAILURE SHORLTY THERE AFTER AND DIVERTED TO BROWNING, MONTANA, USING HAND HELD GPS UNIT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ENROUTE TO BROWNING, PILOT NOTICED THE MASTER ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED AND PUSHED IT IN. SOON THEREAFTER, ALL SYSTEMS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN BROWNING. PILOT SUSPECTED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED DURING START-UP AT THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT & THE FALSE ENGINE INDICATIONS RESULTED. ALL SYSTEMS HAVE OPERATED NORMALLY SINCE INCIDENT.