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FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Provo, UT · November 18, 2005

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Date
November 18, 2005 · 17:32 local
Place
Provo, UT
Airport
Provo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N732XL
Reported as
Cessna T210M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total700 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
N732XLRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21061856 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna T210MEngine modelContinental TSIO-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) Before departing slc when the pilot turned on the master switch the generator switch did not go to the on position. The aircraft was on battery during the flight to Provo. Several minutes before arriving at pvu he noticed the lights dimming and some gauges were acting up. It was then he noticed that the alternator was off. He turned it on the lights and gages became normal. During the approach to Provo he put the gear selector in the down position and he heard the landing gear motor running. So he thought the gear was down. He did not notice the landing gear green lights not being on. He said the warning horn did not sound. There was power on the engine so the throttle was too FAR in to activate the horn. He was paying attention to the aircraft that was ahead of him in the pattern. The damage to the airframe was limited to the belly panels forward of the gear. The propeller was severely damaged as each blade was loose in the hub and the blades tips were bent at an acute angle. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BEFORE DEPARTING SLC WHEN THE PILOT TURNED ON THE MASTER SWITCH THE GENERATOR SWITCH DID NOT GO TO THE ON POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON BATTERY DURING THE FLIGHT TO PROVO. SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE ARRIVING AT PVU HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS DIMMING AND SOME GAUGES WERE ACTING UP. IT WAS THEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS OFF. HE TURNED IT ON THE LIGHTS AND GAGES BECAME NORMAL. DURING THE APPROACH TO PROVO HE PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND HE HEARD THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RUNNING. SO HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE DID NOT NOTICE THE LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHTS NOT BEING ON. HE SAID THE WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND. THERE WAS POWER ON THE ENGINE SO THE THROTTLE WAS TOO FAR IN TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS AHEAD OF HIM IN THE PATTERN. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS LIMITED TO THE BELLY PANELS FORWARD OF THE GEAR. THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS EACH BLADE WAS LOOSE IN THE HUB AND THE BLADES TIPS WERE BENT AT AN ACUTE ANGLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N732XL · 2

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

Incident 20030818019599ILevel Off Touchdown · Spanish Fork, UT(-23) The pilot, ken burrows, was receiving flight instruction from c. dwight vance. They had been practicing instrument approaches and had made nine (9) landings prior to the gear up incident. The last approach was a short field approach using a great amount…Aug 18, 2003 · Minor damageIncident 19990131000919IDescent · Moorhead, MNAcft experienced engine failure at FL170. The pilot was able to keep the engine running by switching fuel tanks. Other circumstances are unknown. At an altitude of 15,000 ft. the engine quit. Pilot tryed to restart eng. But was unsuccessful. Aircraft was not…Jan 31, 1999 · Minor damage