ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359608
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| Date: | Saturday 29 October 1994 |
| Time: | 14:47 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M |
| Owner/operator: | Stebbins Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N533CA |
| MSN: | T21062161 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyler, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Longview, TX (KGGG) |
| (KGGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE LOST POWER INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER ON A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE SWITCHED TANKS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, BUT COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE. HE REPORTED THE RIGHT TANK FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FULL, AND THE LEFT GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 FULL WHILE HE WAS SWITCHING TANKS. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED INTO TREES 3/4 MI FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST APPROX WINGS LEVEL AND SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN. DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY 19 HRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS OBSERVED TO BE EMPTY, AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 27 GALS OF FUEL. NO FUEL SPILLAGE WAS NOTED AT THE SITE. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS CHECKED FOR LEAKS; A 1 DROP PER SECOND LEAK WAS NOTED NEAR A DAMAGED AREA OF THE WING LEADING EDGE WHICH WAS CRUSHED BACK TO THE SPAR. NO PREVIOUS FUEL STAINS WERE NOTED NEAR THE CRUSHED AREA. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVES.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL MANAGEMENT AND FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA035
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 12:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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