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C210 pilot loses all electrical power from possible lightning strike and lands at hxd, an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hxd.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 519075 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cleared to descend to 3000 ft, direct hxd. Cleared line of storms, still in rain, VFR ahead. Total electrical failure. Possible lightning strike. Proceeded to hxd (15 mi). Manual gear extension, circled field at pattern altitude. Landed runway 21. Phone contact with approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 PLT LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL PWR FROM POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE AND LANDS AT HXD, AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: CLRED TO DSND TO 3000 FT, DIRECT HXD. CLRED LINE OF STORMS, STILL IN RAIN, VFR AHEAD. TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. PROCEEDED TO HXD (15 MI). MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, CIRCLED FIELD AT PATTERN ALT. LANDED RWY 21. PHONE CONTACT WITH APCH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.