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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Parkersburg, WV · November 14, 2020

Date: November 14, 2020 · 21:15 local
Place: Parkersburg, WV
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7640Q
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 642 total402 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N7640QRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2021 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0420 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 310Q Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Enroute to destination airport pilot experience a loss of electrical power first noted with alternator warning light. Pilot attempted to reset cb. Pilot contacted indy and was diverted to pkb. During communication with pkb ATC aircraft lost complete electrical power. On short final to pkb pilot attempted to extend gear and was unable (electric gear system). Pilot continued the landing with gear retracted. Engines shut down and pilot performed gear up landing. Damage was confined to both engine props, nose and belly damage.

Upon inspection of the aircraft right engine alternator main terminal wires were broke free. Both 12V batteries indicated 7 volts each and less than 20% capacity.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE TO DESTINATION AIRPORT PILOT EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER FIRST NOTED WITH ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESET CB. PILOT CONTACTED INDY AND WAS DIVERTED TO PKB. DURING COMMUNICATION WITH PKB ATC AIRCRAFT LOST COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER. ON SHORT FINAL TO PKB PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR AND WAS UNABLE (ELECTRIC GEAR SYSTEM). PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING WITH GEAR RETRACTED. ENGINES SHUT DOWN AND PILOT PERFORMED GEAR UP LANDING. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO BOTH ENGINE PROPS, NOSE AND BELLY DAMAGE.

UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT ENGINE ALTERNATOR MAIN TERMINAL WIRES WERE BROKE FREE. BOTH 12V BATTERIES INDICATED 7 VOLTS EACH AND LESS THAN 20% CAPACITY.