ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365689
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| Date: | Monday 11 February 1991 |
| Time: | 21:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Pesa Sales Co., Inc. |
| Registration: | N210YB |
| MSN: | 21060354 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2320 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownsville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SALTILLO (KSLW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
UPON RETURNING FROM A ROUND ROBIN CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WHILE ON A TWO MILE FINAL TO HIS DESTINATION. HE REPORTED THE POWER LOSS TO THE TOWER AND STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE, AND A DITCH, SLIDING TO A STOP AGAINST THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ABOUT ONE GALLON OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE ON THE LAST LEG OF THE FLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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