- Date
- February 17, 1995, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Montrose, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6094BCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950217049149A
- Case key
- 19357
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Probable cause
The bent landing gear emergency extension assembly and the accumulation of airframe ice which interfered with landing gear activation. A factor was the alternator failure for unknown reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flight, a total loss of electrical power occurred. The pilot circled an airport to burn off fuel and attempted to lower the landing gear by the alternate method. The nose landing gear extended and the main landing gear would not extend beyond the trail position. The pilot conducted a precautionary landing and the aircraft departed the side of the runway during the landing roll. A mechanic, who examined the aircraft immediately following the landing, found a considerable amount of airframe ice. The same mechanic later examined the electrical system and could find no discrepancies. A bent extension rod was found on the landing gear extend mechanism.
Factual narrative
On February 17, 1995, at 1115 mountain standard time, a Cessna T210M, N6094B, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing at the Montrose, Colorado, Airport. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight which departed Aspen, Colorado, for Telluride, Colorado, at 0900. No flight plan was filed.
While in cruise flight, the electrical system failed and the pilot elected to proceed to Montrose, an intermediate airport along his route of flight. He contacted the airport on a cellular phone and had equipment standing by while he orbited the area and tried to lower the landing gear by the alternate method.
The nose landing gear locked in place but the mains remained in trail. After burning off fuel, a landing was made and the aircraft went off the side of the runway sustaining damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and right wing tip.
According to a mechanic, who examined the aircraft, he could find no abnormalities in the electrical system. He stated, the electrical failure was probably the result of the pilot failing to turn on the alternator. The pilot said he used proper procedures in operating the electrical system.
According to the same mechanic, the inability of the pilot to lower the landing gear by the alternate method was due to a gear linkage rod being bent. The mechanic said that there was a considerable amount of ice on the aircraft, when he first examined it, following the landing, and that the ice may have interfered with landing gear actuation causing the rod to bend.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6094B
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062681
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- T 210 Telluride Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Destination
- TEX · Telluride, CO
- Airport
- MTJ · Montrose, runway 12, 8,497 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 477 total · 364 in this make and model · 43 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTJ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.