- Date
- January 9, 1984, 09:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Waring, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9515YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840109000459A
- Case key
- 21243
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Analysis
During flt in IMC conditions, the alternator became inoperative. Subsequently, the acft lost electrical power, but the plt had gotten into VMC conditions. He elected to land on a private grass strip. He reported that his apch speed was too fast, he landed long & there was no effective braking on wet grass. The acft continued off the end of the rwy, went down a slope & hit 2 fences & a small building. A broken terminal was found on an alternator lead.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9515Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064534
- Airframe hours
- 250
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rogers Cable System
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SJT · San Angelo, TX
- Destination
- SAT · San Antonio, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Rust, runway 18, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 913 total · 712 in this make and model · 810 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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