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FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Wichita, KS · October 16, 1978

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Date
October 16, 1978 · 13:15 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Cessna
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4422N
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total700 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N4422NRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000099 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot took off with the fuel selector on a near empty tank. Indicator was faulty, indicated the tank was full.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON A NEAR EMPTY TANK. INDICATOR WAS FAULTY, INDICATED THE TANK WAS FULL.