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FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · El Monte, CA · January 25, 2003

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Date
January 25, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Airport
El Monte Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N732DK
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA075
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N732DKRegistered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21061432 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On jan. 25, 2003 N732DK departed cable airport en-route to camarillo. On approach to camarillo the aircraft experienced a complete electrical failure. Pilot henry rosenthal departed camarillo airspace and flew direct to El Monte Airport (EMT). During the flight to EMT Mr. Rosenthal attempted to regain electrical power but was unable to return the system to normal. N732DK landed at EMT at 1208 PST and experienced a right gear collapse. The right gear collapse caused substantial damage to the propeller, engine, right wing, right aft fuselage, right elevator, right horizontal stabilizer and right and nose gear doors. Initial investigation revealed low battery voltage, 6 dry cells, intermittent battery/alternator switch and defective radio master switch. The alternator was removed for evaluation and test along with the regulator, battery and battery/alternator switch. The test of the alternator revealed a shorted stator winding which reduced amp output to 15 amps and voltage to 18. The regulator tested normal at the overhaul shop but did fail once during the original field testing. The battery/alternator switch was confirmed inoperative and the battery performed iaw mfg. Specs under a load.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JAN. 25, 2003 N732DK DEPARTED CABLE AIRPORT EN-ROUTE TO CAMARILLO. ON APPROACH TO CAMARILLO THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT HENRY ROSENTHAL DEPARTED CAMARILLO AIRSPACE AND FLEW DIRECT TO EL MONTE AIRPORT (EMT). DURING THE FLIGHT TO EMT MR. ROSENTHAL ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN ELECTRICAL POWER BUT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO NORMAL. N732DK LANDED AT EMT AT 1208 PST AND EXPERIENCED A RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSE. THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, RIGHT WING, RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE, RIGHT ELEVATOR, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, 6 DRY CELLS, INTERMITTENT BATTERY/ALTERNATOR SWITCH AND DEFECTIVE RADIO MASTER SWITCH. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED FOR EVALUATION AND TEST ALONG WITH THE REGULATOR, BATTERY AND BATTERY/ALTERNATOR SWITCH. THE TEST OF THE ALTERNATOR REVEALED A SHORTED STATOR WINDING WHICH REDUCED AMP OUTPUT TO 15 AMPS AND VOLTAGE TO 18. THE REGULATOR TESTED NORMAL AT THE OVERHAUL SHOP BUT DID FAIL ONCE DURING THE ORIGINAL FIELD TESTING. THE BATTERY/ALTERNATOR SWITCH WAS CONFIRMED INOPERATIVE AND THE BATTERY PERFORMED IAW MFG. SPECS UNDER A LOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEl Monte, CAthe alternator switch contact failure, which resulted in a complete electrical failure.Jan 25, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N732DK · 3

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

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