# Incident 20220914017629I: Cessna T210M, Ramona, CA, September 14, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2022, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220914017629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FLEW AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER SOME AVIONIC UPGRADES. THE UPGRADES INVOLVED CONSIDERABLE ELECTRICAL MODIFICATIONS TO ACCOMODATE NEW GARMIN EQUIPMENT.

ON CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT USING HIS HANDHELD RADIO DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND 20 DEGREES FLAPS, PILOT HEARD THE GEAR PACK POWER KICKED ON, BUT DID NOT GET THE GREEN LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. ON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. AS OF TODAY, THE REPAIR SHOP HAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N761DL (1)

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

- [Accident 20010526010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010526010849A), May 26, 2001: Cessna T210M (N761DL), Portland, OR, No damage. (.19)On may 26, 2001, approximately 2225 pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N761DL, registered to and operated by the pilot on a 14 CFR 91 personal flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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