A CESSNA 210 IN CRUISE AT 5000 FT DIVERTS DUE TO SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN CAUSED BY A FAILED LNDG GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR. CIRCUIT BREAKER FOUND TRIPPED.

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DEPARTED TRENTON; NJ ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS SOME SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. I REQUESTED THAT WE SHOULD LAND AT THE NEAREST ARPT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION WE DECIDED TO LAND AT PENN VALLEY ARPT. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS; EXCEPT THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. I THEN PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND WHILE DOING THIS I NOTICED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE GEAR MOTOR WAS OUT. HOWEVER; AT THE TIME I THOUGHT I HAD PULLED IT BY HAND TO STOP THE SMOKE. AFTER LNDG THE MECH COULD NOT FIND ANY PROB; EXCEPT HE THOUGHT PIECES OF PLASTIC HAD BURNED UP ON THE MANIFOLD AS THERE WAS CARBON ON IT. HE SUGGESTED THAT I FLY IT AROUND THE PATTERN TO CHECK TO BE SURE. UPON TKOF THE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. I LANDED AND THE MECH FELT THE GEAR MOTOR AND IT WAS VERY HOT. I CALLED A CESSNA DEALER IN HARRISBURG AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE BUT HE INDICATED MY BEST BET WAS TO MAKE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SO THAT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND FLY THE AIRPLANE HOME OR TO A REPAIR STATION. THE LOCAL MECH GAVE ME A TIE WRAP AND I PUT IT ON SO AS TO RENDER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN. I THEN FLEW THE AIRPLANE HOME.