ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276510
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| Date: | Monday 14 March 2022 |
| Time: | 12:58 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N94001 |
| MSN: | 21060478 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6194 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lancaster-William J Fox Airport, CA (WJF/KWJF) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lancaster, CA |
| Lancaster, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that about 700 ft agl, he initiated a descending right turn for landing. The pilot attempted to lower the landing gear however, the landing gear would not extend even after troubleshooting the problem. The pilot recalled that the mixture was rich, the propeller was set to maximum rpm, and full throttle was applied when he aborted the landing, but there was no corresponding response from the engine. The propeller began to windmill, and he attempted to troubleshoot the total loss of engine power by moving the fuel selector from the right tank position to the left tank position and engaged the starter to no avail. During the forced landing, the empennage struck a barbed wire fence short of the runway, and the airplane came to a stop upright.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The post-accident examination revealed that the right-wing fuel tank was empty, and the left-wing fuel tank contained seven gallons of fuel.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent collision with a fence during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR22LA126
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumbertxt=94001
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N94001
https://flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/N94001 (photo)
Location
Media:
Lancaster Any landing you can walk away from…… This one almost made it back to the runway coming to rest in the dirt on airport property. No injuries @FOXLA #SkyFox #SkySnitch pic.twitter.com/G6jhDOlaWh
— stu mundel (@Stu_Mundel) March 14, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2022 20:47 | harro | Added |
| 14-Mar-2022 20:48 | harro | Updated [Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2022 14:25 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jul-2022 10:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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