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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Compton, CA · January 3, 1998

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Date
January 3, 1998 · 16:35 local
Place
Compton, CA
Airport
Compton Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9406X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA067
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO470E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
157 total10 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N9406XRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Cessna 210S/N 21057706 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 210Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft appeared to run out of fuel. Pilot made statement that he had been advised this was a normal fuel leak for this type of aircraft. Statements show aircraft had a fuel leak history. (.4)following loss of engine power, an emergency off-airport landing was made on a city street. Examination of the aircraft revealed an abraded solid aluminum fuel line between the fuel selector valve and the engine. When the fuel selector valve was turned on, a knife-shaped stream of fuel emanated from the line. When viewed with an inspection mirror, the abraded area appeared v-shaped (grooved) and there was a hole approximately 1/16-inch diameter though the wall of the tube at the deepest part of the groove. Dried, crusty fuel stains were present on the fuel line over a distance of approximately 2 inches. Adjacent to the area of the leak there was a bnc-type antenna connector on an unused marker beacon antenna mounted on the lower fuselage. An annual and pre-buy inspection was performed on the aircraft 2.6 months prior to the accident. The hangar proprietor reported that the aircraft had leaked fuel onto the hangar floor since some time before the insp ection, and the aircraft's previous owner had turned off the fuel selector to stop the leaking. The aricraft had flown approximately 10 hours since the inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT MADE STATEMENT THAT HE HAD BEEN ADVISED THIS WAS A NORMAL FUEL LEAK FOR THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. STATEMENTS SHOW AIRCRAFT HAD A FUEL LEAK HISTORY. (.4)FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE ON A CITY STREET. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED AN ABRADED SOLID ALUMINUM FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE ENGINE. WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS TURNED ON, A KNIFE-SHAPED STREAM OF FUEL EMANATED FROM THE LINE. WHEN VIEWED WITH AN INSPECTION MIRROR, THE ABRADED AREA APPEARED V-SHAPED (GROOVED) AND THERE WAS A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 1/16-INCH DIAMETER THOUGH THE WALL OF THE TUBE AT THE DEEPEST PART OF THE GROOVE. DRIED, CRUSTY FUEL STAINS WERE PRESENT ON THE FUEL LINE OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES. ADJACENT TO THE AREA OF THE LEAK THERE WAS A BNC-TYPE ANTENNA CONNECTOR ON AN UNUSED MARKER BEACON ANTENNA MOUNTED ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE. AN ANNUAL AND PRE-BUY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT 2.6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE HANGAR PROPRIETOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE HANGAR FLOOR SINCE SOME TIME BEFORE THE INSP ECTION, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TURNED OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR TO STOP THE LEAKING. THE ARICRAFT HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS SINCE THE INSPECTION.

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 LAX98LA067Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCompton, CAThe failure of maintenance personnel to adequately inspect the aircraft during an annual inspection to detect a chafed and leaking engine fuel supply line.Jan 4, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9406X · 1

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

Incident 19870221026729IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Torrance, CANose gear collapsed on landing. Found actuator piston rod had cracked and separated.Feb 21, 1987 · Minor damage