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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Natchitoches, LA · August 10, 2009

Date: August 10, 2009 · 18:55 local
Place: Natchitoches, LA
Airport: Natchitoches Regional
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5383A
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5383ARegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063405 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

Pilot stated he and his friend took off from airport around 6.30 pm headed west toward toledo bend reservoir. Approximately 10 minutes into the flight a red light illuminated on the instrument panel indicating alternator failure. Passenger privacy data omitted told pilot the voltage reads 22 volts and dropping. Pilot turned aircraft and headed back to airport. On final, passenger privacy data omitted noticed the voltage had dropped to 14. Pilot deployed gear and proceeded to land. After touch down brakes were applied and nose tilted forward, prop struck ground and engine stopped, both main landing gear unlocked, aircraft slid down the center of runway for approximately 1000 feet.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE AND HIS FRIEND TOOK OFF FROM AIRPORT AROUND 6.30 PM HEADED WEST TOWARD TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT A RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING ALTERNATOR FAILURE. PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD PILOT THE VOLTAGE READS 22 VOLTS AND DROPPING. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT AND HEADED BACK TO AIRPORT. ON FINAL, PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE VOLTAGE HAD DROPPED TO 14. PILOT DEPLOYED GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. AFTER TOUCH DOWN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND NOSE TILTED FORWARD, PROP STRUCK GROUND AND ENGINE STOPPED, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED, AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE CENTER OF RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET.