- Date
- December 31, 1982, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6610YCessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821231065309A
- Case key
- 71106
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Analysis
Enroute in IMC the acft had a complete electrical failure. The plt descended to VFR conditions & elected to land at weiser arpt. The plt lowered the gear electrically but did not receive a green down & locked indication. He then pumped the emergency extension handle but still did not get a green down & locked indication. The main gear retracted during the landing. Had the plt continued to manually pump he would have locked the gear down. The alternator fan blade had separated & exited through the eng cowling. The resultant vibration caused the alternator ground wire to separate from its attach point causing the total electrical failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6610Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064458
- Airframe hours
- 979
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Exchange
- Registered owner
- Air Exchange
- Departed
- C · Addison, TX
- Destination
- C · Houston, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- T17 · Weiser, runway 9, 3,570 × 110 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,650 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 108 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6610Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.