# Incident 19990421015259I: Cessna 310N, Elmira, NY, April 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1999, 17:42 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100SH-2016-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990421015259I

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1999 AT 1742 LOCAL, A CESSNA 310N REGISTERED TO CRAIG'S AUTO WORKS OF CORNING, NY, REPORTED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE TO THE ELMIRA CONTROL TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TALKING TO THE OWNER, CRAIG CLAUSSEN, HE STATED: "DURING THE FLIGHT FROM BDL TO ELM, THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED, THEN JUST BEFORE ARRIVAL INTO ELM, THE LEFT ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED." AFTER INSPECTION BY AN A&P, THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND A BROKEN CONNECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT ALTERNATOR. BOTH ITEMS WERE CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N100SH (1)

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

- [Incident 20160214004349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160214004349I), Feb 14, 2016: Cessna 310N (N100SH), Horseheads, NY, Minor damage. On 2/14/2016 Cessna 310N, N100SH sn: 310N-0122 returned to kelm with an oil leak on LH engine. On rollout after landing the l and r main gear collapsed on…

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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