# Accident 20000612043049A: Cessna T210N, Indianapolis, IN, June 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7695° N, 86.1098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7695&lon=-86.1098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7426N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7426N-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612043049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA N7426N, A T210N, EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK, (EYE). THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EYE FOR LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED; HOWEVER, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT/OWNER, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS UNINJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA161), Jun 12, 2000: Cessna T210N (N7426N), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unlocked main landing gear and the manual gear extension not performed by the pilot. The electrical system failure was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N7426N (1)

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

- [Accident 19790315009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315009279A), Mar 15, 1979: Cessna T210N (N7426N), John Day, OR, Substantial damage. Engine failed, pilot unable to restart. Found main fuel line routed within 3/8 inch of exhaust crossover tube.

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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