ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144387
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 2012 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210J Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2275R |
| MSN: | T210-0425 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6322 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Rabbit Hash, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waco, TX (ACT) |
| Lancaster, NY (BQR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had just purchased the airplane and was flying it back to his home airport. When filing his flight plan, the pilot estimated that the time en route for the cross-country flight was 6 hours 30 minutes and that he had 7 hours 30 minutes of fuel on board; however, he planned to stop for fuel at an intermediate airport.
The pilot did not stop at the planned fuel stop. Instead, he continued toward an airport about 300 miles further along his route of flight. While being vectored for a visual approach to that airport, after flying for 4 hours 17 minutes, the engine lost all power. The airplane impacted a wooded area about 8 miles from the airport. Examination of the wreckage revealed that there was no fuel onboard. A subsequent test-run of the engine revealed that it was capable of producing full power.
Before the purchase, the airplane’s 285-horsepower engine had been converted to a 310-horsepower engine. The increased power also resulted in increased fuel burn, which the pilot did not account for in his fuel planning. Review of performance data revealed that at 75 percent power, the airplane had an endurance of about 4 hours 30 minutes, not including the fuel needed for start, taxi, takeoff, and climb.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.wkrn.com/story/17153999/western-ny-man-hurt-in-northern-ky-plane-crash
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/03_2275R.txt
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2275R/history/20120313/2229Z/KACT/KBQR
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120314X00429&key=1
http://e1.photos.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/d3b2d376959189ee4714b492109a8b5aad9e77e6(photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2012 08:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 08:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2012 08:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Mar-2012 16:06 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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