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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Grand Prairie, TX · November 5, 1996

Date: November 5, 1996 · 08:45 local
Place: Grand Prairie, TX
Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6546N
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA037
Reported as: Cessna T210N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 636 total6 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

N6546NRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063102 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Fuel starvation en route. Crash landed. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other. ADS not complied. AD violation. (-23) on November 5, 1996, at approximately 0845 CST, a Cessna (CE-210-N) N6546N received substantial damge during an off airport forced landing in Grand Prairie, TX. The aircraft engine apparently failed due to fuel starvation. Approximately fifteen gallons of fuel leaked from the damaged left tank. The right fuel tank was intact and found to be dry. The fuel selector was found in the off position. The fuel level in the fuel strainer bowl was about 1 inch below the fuel bowl rim. There was no evidence of fuel contamination. The fuel pump was found to be dry. The engine test run was successful when fuel was suppled to the engine.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL STARVATION EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER. ADS NOT COMPLIED. AD VIOLATION. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 CST, A CESSNA (CE-210-N) N6546N RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE APPARENTLY FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED FROM THE DAMAGED LEFT TANK. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS INTACT AND FOUND TO BE DRY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE FUEL STRAINER BOWL WAS ABOUT 1 INCH BELOW THE FUEL BOWL RIM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DRY. THE ENGINE TEST RUN WAS SUCCESSFUL WHEN FUEL WAS SUPPLED TO THE ENGINE.

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 FTW97LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Prairie, TXfailure of the pilot to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank with sufficient fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight, false indication from the…Nov 5, 1996 · Substantial damage