ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356590
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1996 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310Q |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7833Q |
| MSN: | 310Q0615 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3600 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-VO |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Reno, NV (KRNO) |
| (KTRK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While turning on the final approach, with the landing gear extended, the pilot switched the fuel tanks' selector handles from the auxiliary fuel tanks to the main fuel tanks. Shortly thereafter, both engines sustained a total loss of power. The pilot turned on the boost pumps to restart both engines, but without success. During the ensuing emergency landing, the pilot did not retract the landing gear or feather both propellers. The airplane landed about 450 feet short of the runway. The postaccident examination of the airplane disclosed that both main fuel tanks were empty. Neither the main fuel tanks nor their associated components were compromised during the impact sequence.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and fuel consumption calculations resulting in fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to switch the fuel tanks to the auxiliary position and feather both propellers were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 08:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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