# Incident 19970126002939I: Cessna T210M, Winter Haven, FL, January 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1997, 17:20 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 318 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126002939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20101106050559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101106050559I), Nov 6, 2010: Cessna T210M (N732WN), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. In preparation for landing on runway 5, pilot became confused due to ground traffic and failed to lower landing gear prior to landing.
- [Accident 20050807022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807022699A), Aug 7, 2005: Cessna T210M (N732WN), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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