# NTSB ATL92LA112: Cessna 210F, N5811F, Manteo, NC, May 26, 1992 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 26, 1992, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Manteo, NC - Coordinates: 35.89046, -75.659706 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8905&lon=-75.6597&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 1993 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 8607 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL92LA112 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8607/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA112 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, IN THAT HE FAILED TO NOTE THE DISCHARGE OF ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE AMMETER, AND HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE DISABLED ALTERNATOR AND A LOW CLOUD CEILING. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal - electrical system,alternator - disabled (contributing factor) - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor) - emergency procedure - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - equipment,other - not used, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed(vref) - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - lowering of flaps - not possible, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis DURING CRUISE FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT FLEW EAST UNTIL HE BELIEVED HE WAS OVER WATER & DESCENDED BELOW THE OVERCAST. HE FLEW BACK TO DRY LAND AND EVENTUALLY ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD, WHEN THE CEILING CONTINUED TO LOWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED FAST, WITH THE FLAPS RETRACTED, ON A HIGHWAY. HE SAID HE LANDED TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL WIRES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE RIGHT WHEEL DROPPED OFF OF THE PAVEMENT AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED INTO A DITCH BESIDE THE ROAD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD SEPARATED. AN AMMETER IS INSTALLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, & WAS FOUND TO BE OPERABLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER'S MANUAL, BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, STATES THAT THE FLAPS SHOULD BE LOWERED, & A SPEED OF 75-85 MPH USED DURING LANDING. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5811F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5811F-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 21058811, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F - Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21058811 - Airframe hours: 2545 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Stanton, Mark L. - Registered owner: Jastyke Transportation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 22, 1991, 18 hours before - Departed: 39N, PRINCETON, NJ - Destination: CAE, COLUMBIA, SC - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 9 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 700 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MQI, 8 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19920526015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920526015959A), May 26, 1992: Cessna 210F, Manteo, NC, Substantial damage. Lost electric power en route IFR. Broke out under clouds. Veered off road into canal landing. Generator belt broke. ## Other investigations on N5811F (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB NYC68D0366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0366), Feb 11, 1968: Cessna 210F (N5811F), Slocum, RI, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.