ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368051
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 1989 |
| Time: | 22:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210P |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N732XW |
| MSN: | P210-00597 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 906 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bethany, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Evansville, IN (KEVV) |
| (KPWA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A VISUAL APCH TO LAND AT NIGHT, THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT 400' AGL. THE PLT SAID THE LANDING LIGHTS PROVIDED SUFFICIENT LIGHTING TO LAND SAFELY, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE HAY BALES OR AN APCH LIGHT POLE IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA IN TIME TO AVOID THEM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED BY A HAY BALE & THE LIGHT POLE. THE ACFT HAD BEEN SVCD WITH 87 GAL OF FUEL, WHICH WAS SUFFICIENT FOR THE 3 HR & 25 MIN FLT. HOWEVER, AN EXAM REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE NEARLY EMPTY. A FURTHER EXAM REVEALED THAT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE ENG WAS ONLY FINGER TIGHT AT THE CONNECTION WITH THE ENG.
Probable Cause: A LOOSE FUEL LINE CONNECTION, DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS (HAY BALE & APPROACH LIGHT POLE) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA160
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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