ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382256
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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 1983 |
| Time: | 23:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Air Central, Inc. |
| Registration: | N59123 |
| MSN: | 21060106 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1491 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avon, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia, PA (PHL |
| Teterboro, NJ (KTEB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ELECTRICAL FAILURE. AFTER THE FAILURE, USING MATCHES AND A FLASHLIGHT, THE PLT TRIED TO LAND BUT COULD NOT FIND THE ARPT. THE WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING SO WHEN A FIELD THAT SEEMED SUITABLE FOR LANDING APPEARED THE CREW DECIDED TO LAND. THE ACFT HAD ONLY BEENOPERATED ABOUT 22 HOURS SINCE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPAIRED AFTER A CHARGING PROBLEM WAS REPORTED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ALTERNATOR AND REGULATOR WERE TESTED AND FOUND DEFECTIVE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ALTERNATOR SHOWED THAT BOTH BRUSH SLIP RINGS WERE GOUGED AND GROOVED. ONE OF THE TWO WIRES ATTACHED TO THE SLIP RING TERMINAL WAS NOT SOLDERED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS WIRE WAS LOSELY BENT AROUND THE TERMINAL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83FA086
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 11:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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