ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287960
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| Date: | Monday 25 October 2010 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Dit Corporation |
| Registration: | N200WT |
| MSN: | 21063050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3378 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Presidio, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Presidio, TX (T77) |
| Santa Teresa, NM (5T6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot used a power setting of 2500 rpm and 30 inches manifold pressure after departure and the airplane climbed through 7,000 feet at 110 knots indicated airspeed. The fuel pressure started fluctuating and the engine began accelerating and decelerating. The pilot turned the fuel pump to LOW BOOST and switched fuel tanks. Engine power continued to fluctuate and the engine rpm began to decay. The pilot turned back towards the departure airport. He was unable to restore power and, during the ensuing forced landing, the airplane impacted terrain that tore off the empennage, bent the right wing, and collapsed the landing gear. Both fuel tanks were found to be intact. The retrieval company reported draining "only a few gallons" of fuel from the tanks when the wreckage was recovered. The pilot indicated that over 60 gallons of fuel should have been on board. The engine was later functionally tested and operated smoothly at all power settings with no anomalies noted.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA034
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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