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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Seneca, SC · June 12, 1999

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Date
June 12, 1999 · 18:06 local
Place
Seneca, SC
Airport
Eagle Ridge Airstrip
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6407N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA174
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,988 total819 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days
N6407NRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2000 · Cessna T210NS/N 21062983Airframe modelCessna T210N

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What happened

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

Acft lost power, the pilot switched fuel tanks, and the acft then experienced induction icing and crashed into a house, other circumstances are unknown. (.4) the pilot stated that following a 2.5 hour cross country flight to within 5 to 6 miles of his destination airport, as he was leveling his descent and bringing in power, he got no engine response. He switched his fuel selector from left to right wing tank, but did not regain engine power. Realizing he could not make his intended landing airport, he tried for a closer private strip, but did not get lined up and ran off the runway, through a taxiway, and into some trees and a house, shearing the left wing. No evidence of fuel in the left tank was found and 12 gallons of fuel were found in the right tank. Subsequent start up of the engine by FAA inspectors using the airplane's own battery and fuel revealed no engine abnormalities. -23)the aircraft lost power while on approach to runway 07 at oconee county (clemson) airport, SC. The pilot-in-command attempted landing at a private airport (eagles Ridge), runway 23, and crashed into a house.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, AND THE ACFT THEN EXPERIENCED INDUCTION ICING AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING A 2.5 HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO WITHIN 5 TO 6 MILES OF HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, AS HE WAS LEVELING HIS DESCENT AND BRINGING IN POWER, HE GOT NO ENGINE RESPONSE. HE SWITCHED HIS FUEL SELECTOR FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WING TANK, BUT DID NOT REGAIN ENGINE POWER. REALIZING HE COULD NOT MAKE HIS INTENDED LANDING AIRPORT, HE TRIED FOR A CLOSER PRIVATE STRIP, BUT DID NOT GET LINED UP AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A TAXIWAY, AND INTO SOME TREES AND A HOUSE, SHEARING THE LEFT WING. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK WAS FOUND AND 12 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK. SUBSEQUENT START UP OF THE ENGINE BY FAA INSPECTORS USING THE AIRPLANE'S OWN BATTERY AND FUEL REVEALED NO ENGINE ABNORMALITIES. -23)THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 07 AT OCONEE COUNTY (CLEMSON) AIRPORT, SC. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (EAGLES RIDGE), RUNWAY 23, AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE.

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 MIA99LA174Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeneca, SCThe PIC's improper fuel management resulting in loss of engine power during approach to landing due to fuel starvation and the subsequent collision with trees and a residence during an emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the PIC's failure to…Jun 12, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6407N · 1

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

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