ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360404
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| Date: | Saturday 28 May 1994 |
| Time: | 18:33 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | D.c. Leasing |
| Registration: | N4UD |
| MSN: | P21000549 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1690 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Milwaukee, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mackinac Island, MI |
| Kenosha, WI (KENW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID HIS FUEL TANKS WERE FULL BEFORE DEPARTING ON AN EXTENDED CROSS COUNTRY TRIP. DURING THE RETURN LEG OF THE TRIP, THE PILOT SAID HE NOTICED HIS FUEL GAUGES '...DIPPING...' ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH OF HIS HOME AIRPORT. HE ASKED ATC TO DIVERT HIS FLIGHT TO A CLOSER AIRPORT. WHILE TALKING TO ATC THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DITCHED INTO A LAKE. AFTER TELLING ATC THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE THE CONTROLLER REQUESTED HOW MUCH FUEL THE AIRPLANE HAD ON BOARD. THE PILOT SAID: 'YEA LOOKS LIKE WE'RE EMPTY SIR.' THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO MEET THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. NO FUEL SLICK WAS FOUND AROUND THE AREA THE AIRPLANE SANK. NO FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON THE AIRFRAME. THE TOP SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE'S WING WAS COLLAPSED INWARD, AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA182
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