# Incident 19991013036389I: Cessna P210N, Santa Barbara, CA, October 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1999, 14:05 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991013036389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT WAS "ON" WHICH INDICATES ALTERNATOR FAILURE.  THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE AVIONICS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE TRANSCEIVER FOR COMMUNICATION.  THE PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY 25 AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION VIA REFERENCE MIRRORS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE THE GREEN LANDING GEAR "DOWN AND LOCK" LIGHT ON.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BRIEFLY SLOWED THEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N711BG (5)

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

- [Incident 20200106003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200106003279I), Jan 6, 2020: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Airman mismanged fuel, engine quit in cruise flight and landed in field short of runway.
- [Incident 20170601014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601014379I), Jun 1, 2017: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that the nose gear collapsed on landing rwy 28L upon touch down and came to a stop in safe zone area.
- [Accident 20130418008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418008339A), Apr 18, 2013: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported landing on rwy 35 at cvo with no weather or mechanical problems. During landing roll out pilot reported selecting the gear handle up instead of…
- [Accident 20030510008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510008239A), May 10, 2003: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During a practice instrument approach the pilot failed to use a checklist and forgot to extend the landing gear before he landed his aircraft.…
- [Incident 20000817028199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817028199I), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna P210N (N711BG), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. (-23)During taxi, right wing struck left wing leading edge of CE-172.

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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