19991130033739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Sioux Falls, SD · November 30, 1999

Date: November 30, 1999 · 04:30 local
Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Airport: Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DUIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6960N
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total800 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N6960NRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna T210NS/N 21063170 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine 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.

(-23) Two days before the flight, the pilot-in-command completed the same trip in the same aircraft and refueled the aircraft adding 75 gals of fuel for the 4.3 hour flight. On the night of November 2, 1999, the owner-pilot and a new hire pilot employee planned the trip. On the last leg of the flight, fuel was exhausted from the right tank. Left tank indicated fuel quantity of 1/4 fuel. Pilot decided to land at Sioux Falls, SD (fsd), along his route of flight for fuel. Descent was started and engine lost power. Pilot electred not to extend landing gear to glide to the airport. Airplane came to rest approximately 50 feet down the runway with the gear retracted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND COMPLETED THE SAME TRIP IN THE SAME AIRCRAFT AND REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT ADDING 75 GALS OF FUEL FOR THE 4.3 HOUR FLIGHT. ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 2, 1999, THE OWNER-PILOT AND A NEW HIRE PILOT EMPLOYEE PLANNED THE TRIP. ON THE LAST LEG OF THE FLIGHT, FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. LEFT TANK INDICATED FUEL QUANTITY OF 1/4 FUEL. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT SIOUX FALLS, SD (FSD), ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT FOR FUEL. DESCENT WAS STARTED AND ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT ELECTRED NOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.