ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359222
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 1995 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4618Q |
| MSN: | 21059518 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleveland, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baton Rouge, LA (BTR |
| (KHDI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A VISUAL APPROACH, THE PILOT TOLD HIS PASSENGERS TO HOLD ON. THE PASSENGERS REPORTED THAT A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE POWER. THE AIRPLANE HIT TREES AND THE GROUND, BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY, WHICH BROKE OPEN THE WING FUEL TANKS. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED NO ODOR OF FUEL WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. ONE PASSENGER SAID THAT FUEL HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING. AFTER THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM HEADER TANKS. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED, DURING ITS EXAMINATION, AFTER IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion during the final approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA066
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 08:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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