19970126002939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Winter Haven, FL · January 26, 1997

Date: January 26, 1997 · 17:20 local
Place: Winter Haven, FL
Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N732WN
Reported as: Cessna T210M
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total318 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N732WNRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21061834 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine 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.

Narrative: on January 26, 1997, Mr. David r. norris, pilot in command of N732WN, a Cessna 210T, was practicing touch and go landings at Gilbert field municipal airport, Winter Haven, FL. At approximately 1715 on the last touch and go Mr. Norris selected the right hand fuel tank and shortly after takeoff the engine quit due to fuel starvation. Mr. Norris attempted to select another fuel tank however, the engine would not restart. The aircraft was losing altitude and Mr. Norris did not have sufficient time to extend the landing gear prior to landing on highway 92, adjacent to the airport. Damage to the aircraft was minor and there were no injuries to the pilot/passengers or persons on the ground. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right hand fuel gauge was indicating 2/3 full-however, the right hand fuel tank was empty. Inspection of the aircraft maintenance records indicated an entry on 9/19/95 stating that the right hand fuel gauge was giving false readings.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 26, 1997, MR. DAVID R. NORRIS, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N732WN, A CESSNA 210T, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT GILBERT FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WINTER HAVEN, FL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 ON THE LAST TOUCH AND GO MR. NORRIS SELECTED THE RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. MR. NORRIS ATTEMPTED TO SELECT ANOTHER FUEL TANK HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND MR. NORRIS DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING ON HIGHWAY 92, ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT/PASSENGERS OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND FUEL GAUGE WAS INDICATING 2/3 FULL-HOWEVER, THE RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED AN ENTRY ON 9/19/95 STATING THAT THE RIGHT HAND FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING FALSE READINGS.

Other reports on N732WN · 2

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

Incident 20101106050559ILanding: Approach · Winter Haven, FLIn preparation for landing on runway 5, pilot became confused due to ground traffic and failed to lower landing gear prior to landing.Nov 6, 2010 · Minor damage Accident 20050807022699ALevel Off Touchdown · Kissimmee, FL(-23) Inspector's statement: at approximately 1345 EDT, N732WN, piloted by [privacy data omitted] made an emergency landing from south to north on a road construction site in Kissimmee Florida. The construction site is the proposed junction of the new highway…Aug 7, 2005 · Substantial damage