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FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Millard, NE · November 11, 2007

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Date
November 11, 2007 · 22:04 local
Place
Millard, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6677N
Reported as
Cessna T210N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total2,200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N6677NRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2013 · Cessna T210NS/N 21063143 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine 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) The pilot and his passenger were enroute from (gjt) grand junction, Colorado to (oma) omaha, Nebraska, when he experienced total loss of electrical power as he was cleared to 9000 feet. As the pilot was descending to his assigned altitude, a bright blue flash emitted across the instrument panel temporarily blinding him. While maintaining control of the aircraft the pilot attempted to cycle the avionics power switch and the master switch to regain electrical power. The pilot checked all of the circuit breakers and found them to be normal. The engine was not interrupted and continued to produce power. After his failed attempts to reestablish electrical power, he spotted an airport beacon and proceeded to land at Millard airport (mle), milllard, Nebraska. The airport runway lights were not on as he circled to land. A person at the airport observed the aircraft circling and switched the runway lights on. The pilot landed the aircraft without incident. The pilot and his lone passenger were not injured and the aircraft was not damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ENROUTE FROM (GJT) GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO TO (OMA) OMAHA, NEBRASKA, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AS HE WAS CLEARED TO 9000 FEET. AS THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING TO HIS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE, A BRIGHT BLUE FLASH EMITTED ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TEMPORARILY BLINDING HIM. WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE AVIONICS POWER SWITCH AND THE MASTER SWITCH TO REGAIN ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT CHECKED ALL OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND FOUND THEM TO BE NORMAL. THE ENGINE WAS NOT INTERRUPTED AND CONTINUED TO PRODUCE POWER. AFTER HIS FAILED ATTEMPTS TO REESTABLISH ELECTRICAL POWER, HE SPOTTED AN AIRPORT BEACON AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AT MILLARD AIRPORT (MLE), MILLLARD, NEBRASKA. THE AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AS HE CIRCLED TO LAND. A PERSON AT THE AIRPORT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING AND SWITCHED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS ON. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND HIS LONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED.

Other reports on N6677N · 1

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

Accident 19970315010169ATakeoff Ground Roll · Janesville, WI(.4)The pilot reported the left main gear collapsed during the takeoff roll at an airspeed of 60 to 70 knots. The airplane came to rest off the left side of the runway. Inspection of the airplane revealed the left main and nose gears were retracted. Post…Mar 15, 1997 · Substantial damage