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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Covington, GA · February 23, 1998

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Date
February 23, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place
Covington, GA
Airport
Covington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1734U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA083
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N1734URegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21064735 · Built 1982Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine 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.

Head winds. Diverted 9AI for fuel. Fuel depleted on VOR approach. Broke out nosed over in field off airport. (.4)the pilot experienced a total loss of engine power and made a forced landing in a grassy field. During touch down, the nose wheel sheared off, the nose strut dug into soft terrain, and the airplane nosed-over. FAA investigators found empty fuel tanks and no evidence of fuel spillage. The pilot stated, in part, 'I do believe it was fuel exhaustion...' (-23)pilot departed ft. lauderdale airport (fll) at 0930L enroute cobb co. mccollum field (ryy). Unforecast inds were encountered and several altitude changes were amde enroute to find more favorable winds. Pilot diverted to Covington airfiels (9A1) because he became concerned about low fuel status. During an instrument approach to 9A1 at 1223L, pilot contacted atlanta approach to advise of an emegency, that he had run out of fuel (2.9 hour of flight tiem). At 800; in VMC, pilot initiated approach to a field and after a short ground run, flipped inverted nose to tail. On site investigation revealed that no usable fuel was in tanks and no fuel leakage or spillage was evident at crash site. Aircraft engine was restarted form residual fuel. Fuel exhaustion caused engine failure and subsequent crash. Accident site was 1.5NM ese of 9A1.

As the FAA filed it

HEAD WINDS. DIVERTED 9AI FOR FUEL. FUEL DEPLETED ON VOR APPROACH. BROKE OUT NOSED OVER IN FIELD OFF AIRPORT. (.4)THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASSY FIELD. DURING TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED-OVER. FAA INVESTIGATORS FOUND EMPTY FUEL TANKS AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE. THE PILOT STATED, IN PART, 'I DO BELIEVE IT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION...' (-23)PILOT DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT (FLL) AT 0930L ENROUTE COBB CO. MCCOLLUM FIELD (RYY). UNFORECAST INDS WERE ENCOUNTERED AND SEVERAL ALTITUDE CHANGES WERE AMDE ENROUTE TO FIND MORE FAVORABLE WINDS. PILOT DIVERTED TO COVINGTON AIRFIELS (9A1) BECAUSE HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT LOW FUEL STATUS. DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO 9A1 AT 1223L, PILOT CONTACTED ATLANTA APPROACH TO ADVISE OF AN EMEGENCY, THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL (2.9 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIEM). AT 800; IN VMC, PILOT INITIATED APPROACH TO A FIELD AND AFTER A SHORT GROUND RUN, FLIPPED INVERTED NOSE TO TAIL. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NO USABLE FUEL WAS IN TANKS AND NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE WAS EVIDENT AT CRASH SITE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RESTARTED FORM RESIDUAL FUEL. FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH. ACCIDENT SITE WAS 1.5NM ESE OF 9A1.

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 MIA98LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, GAthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and/or improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Soft/wet terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.Feb 23, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1734U · 1

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Incident 20180117000909IDescent · Iowa, LAPilot departed ktcl, tuscaloosa, al enroute to kcwf, lake charles, LA to bring passenger. Pilot stated all ops were normal until approaching destination when engine stopped. Pilot attempted to restart engine and when unsuccessful, made emergency landing in…Jan 17, 2018 · No damage