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FAA incident report · Cessna 210M · Quincy, IL · September 16, 2005

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Date
September 16, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
Quincy, IL
Airport
Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N210X
Reported as
Cessna 210M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
620 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N210XRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2009 · Cessna 210MS/N 21062382 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 210MEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted while enroute from st. charles municipal airport, MO to altoona, PA, on an IFR flight in IMC conditions, the instrument rated private pilot experienced a total loss of electrical power. The airman declared an emergency utilizing a handheld radio and diverted to Quincy, IL. The airman subsequently landed at Quincy municipal airport, IL without further incident. Post flight inspection by maintenance personnel at Quincy, IL revealed the alternator field wire had become unattached from the alternator. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA^ WHILE ENROUTE FROM ST. CHARLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MO TO ALTOONA, PA, ON AN IFR FLIGHT IN IMC CONDITIONS, THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE AIRMAN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY UTILIZING A HANDHELD RADIO AND DIVERTED TO QUINCY, IL. THE AIRMAN SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AT QUINCY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT QUINCY, IL REVEALED THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE HAD BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.