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C210 attitude indicator failure shortly after takeoff in IMC. ATC offers no gyro vectors to VFR conditions; the pilot accepted and returns to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 937814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Attitude Indicator(Gyro/Horizon/ADI) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 14920 Flight Crew Type 10241 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Shortly after departing I entered IMC and was having difficulty maintaining a heading. I initially thought there was a problem with the autopilot as I was indicating level flight and the controller advised me that I was in a left turn. After further troubleshooting; which was made more difficult due to the light-moderate turbulence; I determined the attitude indicator had failed. The controller assisted me with no gyro vectors and I initially considered continuing on my IFR flight plan because the weather was good VFR 40-50 NM east of my position. The controller then told me the ceiling at my departure airport was 1;800 ft and 3;000 ft at a nearby airport and offered no gyro vectors to VFR conditions just north of my departure airport. This seemed like a good plan so that's what we did. I broke out about 5 NM north of my departure airport; canceled IFR and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 attitude indicator failure shortly after takeoff in IMC. ATC offers no gyro vectors to VFR conditions; the pilot accepted and returns to departure airport.
Narrative: Shortly after departing I entered IMC and was having difficulty maintaining a heading. I initially thought there was a problem with the autopilot as I was indicating level flight and the Controller advised me that I was in a left turn. After further troubleshooting; which was made more difficult due to the light-moderate turbulence; I determined the attitude indicator had failed. The Controller assisted me with no gyro vectors and I initially considered continuing on my IFR flight plan because the weather was good VFR 40-50 NM east of my position. The Controller then told me the ceiling at my departure airport was 1;800 FT and 3;000 FT at a nearby airport and offered no gyro vectors to VFR conditions just north of my departure airport. This seemed like a good plan so that's what we did. I broke out about 5 NM north of my departure airport; canceled IFR and landed without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.