# NTSB MIA82DA074: Cessna T210M, N761NJ, Miami, FL, March 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 16, 1982, 16:42 local (21:42 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Coordinates: 25.809551, -80.240585 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8096&lon=-80.2406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71676/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA074

## 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 - failure,total (cause)
  - gear extension - not possible, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER ON A VFR FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL IN THE MIAMI AREA HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE MAIN GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761NJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761NJ-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 21062384, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062384
- Airframe hours: 591
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Teleview Racing Patrol Inc.
- Registered owner: Teleview Racing Patrol Inc.
- Departed: JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Destination: TMB, TAMIAMI, FL
- Airport: TMB, Tamiami, runway 9, 5,000 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,216 total, 103 in this make and model, 2,101 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TMB

## 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 19820316004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820316004209A), Mar 16, 1982: Cessna T210M, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft's electrical system malfunctioned and pilot could not lower gear by normal or emergency procedures.

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.

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