ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362606
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| Date: | Sunday 13 December 1992 |
| Time: | 10:37 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210 |
| Owner/operator: | P-q Controls, Inc. |
| Registration: | N210PQ |
| MSN: | 210G4553 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1231 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Londonderry, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plainville, CT (4B8) |
| Manchester, NH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITH WHAT HE REPORTED AS AN ESTIMATED 26 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, OR 1.6 HOURS OF FLYING TIME. THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS AN ESTIMATED 1 HOUR AND 35 MINUTES FLYING TIME AWAY. APPROXIMATELY 14 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 11,000 FEET, THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT A CLOSER AIRPORT FOR FUEL. APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE ALTERNATE AIRPORT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GEAR DOWN LANDING TO A SNOW COVERED FIELD. ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO COMPUTATIONS MADE WITH DOCUMENTS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT, WHICH INCLUDED HIS ANTICIPATORY FUEL LOG, THE PILOT DEPARTED ON THE FLIGHT WITH AN ESTIMATED 13.5 GALLONS OF FUEL, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS ESTIMATE OF 17 GALLONS PER HOUR FUEL BURN, GAVE HIM APPROXIMATELY 48 MINUTES OF FUEL IN THE TANKS AT TAKE-OFF. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA041
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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