20050614010009I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310I · Albuquerque, NM · June 14, 2005

Date
June 14, 2005 · 00:15 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
V8SA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N312J
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total150 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 06/14/05, at approximately 0015 MDT, N312J, a Cessna CE-310-I, departed Albuquerque international sunport, Albuquerque, new Mexico enroute to el paso, Texas, experienced electrical system failure on the climb out. The pilot-in-command returned to kabq for landing. During the return the pilot-in-command reset both alternators with only one resetting. The pilot extended the gear and flaps during which time the working alternator failed. The pilot aborted the approach and attempted to manually extend the gear. He rotated the handle until he met resistance. The pilot returned for landing on runway 35 at kabq. Upon touchdown the gear collapsed and he slid to a stop. The pilot-in-command was the sole occupant and received no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage to propellers, gear doors, flaps and under belly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/14/05, AT APPROXIMATELY 0015 MDT, N312J, A CESSNA CE-310-I, DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ENROUTE TO EL PASO, TEXAS, EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE ON THE CLIMB OUT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RETURNED TO KABQ FOR LANDING. DURING THE RETURN THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESET BOTH ALTERNATORS WITH ONLY ONE RESETTING. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR AND FLAPS DURING WHICH TIME THE WORKING ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE PILOT ABORTED THE APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. HE ROTATED THE HANDLE UNTIL HE MET RESISTANCE. THE PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT KABQ. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND HE SLID TO A STOP. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS, GEAR DOORS, FLAPS AND UNDER BELLY.