Cessna T210N N7426N

Summary

On 12 June 2000 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N7426N, operated by Kevin Chaffee, was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, 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

12 June 2000 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle Creek Airpark (EYE)

Coordinates

39.7695, -86.1098

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N7426N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kevin Chaffee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Greensburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA161

Nobody was injured.

the unlocked main landing gear and the manual gear extension not performed by the pilot. The electrical system failure was a contributing factor.

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

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The airplane's main landing gear collapsed during a precautionary landing following electrical problems. A witness reported that the main landing gear was not fully extended during the approach to the landing runway. The pilot stated that he lowered the landing gear handle and the extension sequence appeared normal except for the fact that at this point the electrical system appeared to be dead and no green 'gear down' light was observed. The alternator circuit breaker was found in the out position. A hand operated hydraulic pump is available in the aircraft for extension of the landing gear in the event of a hydraulic or electrical system failure. Post accident cycling of the landing gear revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.