ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365649
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 February 1991 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | A&m Avaition |
| Registration: | N210MS |
| MSN: | 21063411 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elwood, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | College Park, MD (CGS |
| Lafeyette, IN (KLAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4000 FT MSL, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A MUDDY FIELD WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 25 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PILOT WAS ACCUSTOMED TO FLYING AIRPLANES WITH A 'BOTH' POSITION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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