What happened
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(-23) Pilot was flying a Cessna 210 for air carriers, inc. on a repositioning flight from albany, Georgia to valdosta, Georgia. The flight departed albany and was in a climbing through 3000 feet when the engine began to run irregular. The pilot switched tanks but the engine quit. The pilot was able to make a successful emergency landing on a farmers field. There were no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or ground personnel. An aircraft mechanic inspected the aircraft and found that the aircraft had about one pint of fuel in the low point drain and no fuel in either of the wing tanks. The aircraft was then fueled, a run up was conducted, the aircraft was then test flown successfully. A total of eighty five gallons of fuel topped off the fuel tanks. The aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING A CESSNA 210 FOR AIR CARRIERS, INC. ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ALBANY, GEORGIA TO VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ALBANY AND WAS IN A CLIMBING THROUGH 3000 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN IRREGULAR. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BUT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FARMERS FIELD. THERE WERE NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR GROUND PERSONNEL. AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT ONE PINT OF FUEL IN THE LOW POINT DRAIN AND NO FUEL IN EITHER OF THE WING TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FUELED, A RUN UP WAS CONDUCTED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TEST FLOWN SUCCESSFULLY. A TOTAL OF EIGHTY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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