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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Deerfield, MA · September 23, 2011

Date: September 23, 2011 · 16:10 local
Place: Deerfield, MA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N210LE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA502
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 AF
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,451 total1,200 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N210LERegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000825 Airframe modelCessna P210N

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What happened

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

N210LE had a gear warning horn after gear retraction. The horn silenced itself. All of the communications and navigation equipment and electrical equipment failed shortly after the gear horn stopped. The pilot had difficulty controling the aircraft in IMC and turbulance. He descended to try to get to VMC.the pilot found a hole and descended to VMC to attempt a landing. The aircraft porposed on short final and the pilot lost aircraft control crashing in a woods short of his intended landing field.

As the FAA filed it

N210LE HAD A GEAR WARNING HORN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE HORN SILENCED ITSELF. ALL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE GEAR HORN STOPPED. THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLING THE AIRCRAFT IN IMC AND TURBULANCE.HE DESCENDED TO TRY TO GET TO VMC.THE PILOT FOUND A HOLE AND DESCENDED TO VMC TO ATTEMPT A LANDING.THE AIRCRAFT PORPOSED ON SHORT FINAL AND THE PILOT LOST AIRCRAFT CONTROL CRASHING IN A WOODS SHORT OF HIS INTENDED LANDING FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11LA502Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouth Deerfield, MAThe failure of the electrical system due to an alternator failure during flight in instrument meteorological conditions, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to use the approved checklist for the dual alternator system. Contributing to…Sep 23, 2011 · Substantial damage