# NTSB WPR25LA111: Cessna P210N, N711HE, Roswell, NM, March 11, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: March 11, 2025, 13:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Coordinates: 33.299878, -104.5294
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2999&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA111
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199839/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA111

## Preliminary report

On March 11, 2025, at 1340 mountain daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N711HE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Roswell, New Mexico. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he departed Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, for a cross-country flight. While climbing through about 11,000 ft mean sea level, a warning for cylinder head temperature appeared on the primary flight display (PFD) and the pilot recognized that the fuel flow was lower that expected. A short time later a “low bus voltage” message appeared on the multifunction flight display (MFD). The pilot notified the Air Traffic Control Tower at ROW that he would be returning to the airport and started descent towards the airport. The pilot disconnected the autopilot and noted the electric trim did not appear to be working. He tried turning the trim wheel and felt resistance. The PFDs and MFD lost power during the descent and the pilot said he was “fighting the elevator control” and the airplane was descending about 2,000 ft per minute. He also stated he activated the landing gear selector, but the warning horn and gear position indicator lights were not operating. He did not visually confirm the position of the landing gear prior to landing and stated he thought the gear may have been “hanging” when he landed on runway 17. The landing gear subsequently collapsed, and the airplane slid off the right side of the runway which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage. The airplane had a new alternator installed about 10 hours of flight time prior to the accident. The airplane was retained for examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711HE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711HE), registered now, S/N P21000242, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000242
- Year built: 1979
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Registration Pending
- Registered owner: Registration Pending
- Airport: ROW, Roswell Air Center Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: KROW, 1 nm away
- METAR: KROW 111929Z 15006KT 10SM CLR 23/M03 A2987 RMK AO2 T02281028

## 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 20250311001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250311001339A), Mar 11, 2025: Cessna P210N, Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. On March 11, 2025, at 1340 MST, a Cessna P206 registered to a private individual, made a gear up landing after a loss of electrical power at row (Roswell…

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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