19971119046599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Henderson, TX · November 19, 1997

Date: November 19, 1997 · 18:40 local
Place: Henderson, TX
Airport: Rusk County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3KP
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,700 total3 in this make and model

N3KPRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000653 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft recently purchased from r. morris 11/16/97. Planned flight from scottsdale, AZ to home base, naples FL. After receiving checkout in aircraft. Planned fuel stop at longview (ggg) TX. Departed scottsdale approx. 1440 MST, after dark flashlight was needed to see fuel guages. When pilot dropped flashlight he couldn't see guages and became concerned about low fuel and requested vectors to nearest airport (fiz). Couldn't see airport until vectored away and then landed without further incident. Claims propeller struck unlighted taxiway lamp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM R. MORRIS 11/16/97. PLANNED FLIGHT FROM SCOTTSDALE, AZ TO HOME BASE, NAPLES FL. AFTER RECEIVING CHECKOUT IN AIRCRAFT. PLANNED FUEL STOP AT LONGVIEW (GGG) TX. DEPARTED SCOTTSDALE APPROX. 1440 MST, AFTER DARK FLASHLIGHT WAS NEEDED TO SEE FUEL GUAGES. WHEN PILOT DROPPED FLASHLIGHT HE COULDN'T SEE GUAGES AND BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT LOW FUEL AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT (FIZ). COULDN'T SEE AIRPORT UNTIL VECTORED AWAY AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CLAIMS PROPELLER STRUCK UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY LAMP.