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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Santa Fe, NM · July 20, 1996

Date: July 20, 1996 · 16:10 local
Place: Santa Fe, NM
Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N210RE
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA328
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N210RERegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2002 · Cessna T210LS/N 21060516 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Low fuel en route ignored beleived gauge error. Lost power on base. Landed road. Hit sign and fence. Fuel exhaustion (-23) a/c lost power while on approach to saf airport. Pilot made emergency landing on highway. A/c struck road sign, veered off highway, & went through fence. Substantial damage to left wing. Other damage to elevators, right wing, prop, & landing gear doors. Investigation revealed fuel selector switched to r/h tank. R/h sump fitting removed & fuel drained from tank. Less than 1 quart of fuel in tank. L/h tank compromised so no sample taken. Witnesses report that there may have been approx. 2 gallons in l/h tank when a/c was removed from accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

LOW FUEL EN ROUTE IGNORED BELEIVED GAUGE ERROR. LOST POWER ON BASE. LANDED ROAD. HIT SIGN AND FENCE.FUEL EXHAUSTION (-23) A/C LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO SAF AIRPORT. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. A/C STRUCK ROAD SIGN, VEERED OFF HIGHWAY, & WENT THROUGH FENCE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING. OTHER DAMAGE TO ELEVATORS, RIGHT WING, PROP, & LANDING GEAR DOORS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL SELECTOR SWITCHED TO R/H TANK. R/H SUMP FITTING REMOVED & FUEL DRAINED FROM TANK. LESS THAN 1 QUART OF FUEL IN TANK. L/H TANK COMPROMISED SO NO SAMPLE TAKEN. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN APPROX. 2 GALLONS IN L/H TANK WHEN A/C WAS REMOVED FROM ACCIDENT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA328Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Fe, NMthe pilot's improper decision to continue the flight after noting the low fuel quantity indication, which resulted in fuel starvation before reaching the airport. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jul 20, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N210RE · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20011214035479ASanjacinto, CA(.19) History of flight: on December 14, 2001, about 1528 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna T210L, N210RE, collided with mountainous terrain about 4 miles northeast of san jacinto, California. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postimpact…Dec 14, 2001 · No damage · 1 fatal Incident 19890821043349ILevel Off Touchdown · Torrance, CAAircraft bounced twice on a crosswind landing. Skidded onto grass. Stopped in soft soil. Propeller tip damaged.Aug 21, 1989 · Minor damage