Cessna T210N N6622N

Summary

On 7 March 1995 at about 00:46 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N6622N was involved in an accident near Rockford, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 March 1995 at 00:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockford, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Rockford Airport (RFD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N6622N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI95LA096

Nobody was injured.

A DISCONNECT OF THE ALTERNATOR BELT, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION OF THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TAKING OFF IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS, THE PILOT SAW THE AIRPLANE'S CABIN LIGHTS FLICKER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE LOW VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VOLTMETER INDICATED AN ABNORMAL VOLTAGE READING. THE PILOT RECEIVED ATC CLEARANCE TO DEVIATE AND PERFORM AN ILS APPROACH TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. ON THE APPROACH, THE PILOT LOST THE LOCALIZER AND GLIDESLOPE INDICATIONS AFTER ATTEMPTING A NORMAL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR HAD GONE INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AT THIS TIME. A MISSED APPROACH WAS MADE AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITH USE OF DEAD RECKONING. HE STATED THAT HE FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO HIS HEAVY WORKLOAD AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT RECEIVED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FROM THE TOWER TO LAND. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED, STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT AND A CONCRETE ELECTRICAL VAULT. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD BECOME UNATTACHED. THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN CHECKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.