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NYC86LA083

1986-03-12 · WHITE PLAINS, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HPN

Current FAA registration · N5217C

Make / Model
CESSNA T210N
Year of manufacture
1979 · 7 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791112
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A68FF5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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