- Date
- March 12, 1986, 18:52 local (23:52 UTC)
- Place
- White Plains, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5217CCessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860312006399A
- Case key
- 30307
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the flight the plt noted a full discharge on the ammeter and a open alternator circuit breaker after ATC reported loss of transpx signal. The circuit breaker would not reset. The low voltage light did not come on. He diverted the flight to White Plains and reduced electrical load. During the apch, the plt lowered the flaps and gear electrically. He did not recall whether the gear down lights came on. Upon landing the nose gear collapsed. The main gear was found in the gear bay. Examination of the acft revealed 3 wires loosely connected to the alternator circuit breaker. The terminals of the circuit breaker were discolored from silver to blue. Approx 1-1/2 turns of the screws were required to snug the wires to terminal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5217C
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063719
- Airframe hours
- 1,190
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Delbridge Computing System Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 20, 1985 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- DXR · Richmond, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HPN · Westchester Co, runway 11, 4,451 × 150 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,054 total · 901 in this make and model · 1,863 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HPN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.