# Incident 20000224001299I: Cessna T210N, Midwest, WY, February 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2000, 14:10 local time
- Place: Midwest, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4115° N, 106.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midwest, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4115&lon=-106.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N843YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000224001299I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 02-24-99, N843YT, A CESSNA T210N REGISTERED TO TRUE DRILLING LLC, CASPER, WY AND USED AS A PIPELINE PATROL AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM GILLETTE, WY TO CASPER, WY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LOW ALTITUDE WHEN THE COMMERICAL PILOT SWITCHED FROM AN EMPTY FUEL TANK TO A FUEL TANK WHICH CONTAINED FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DID NOT RESTART IN TIME AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N843YT (2)

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

- [Incident 20010710014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710014969I), Jul 10, 2001: Cessna T210N (N843YT), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. (-23) Nosewheel fork sheared while aircraft was taxiing. Propeller impacted pavement.
- [Accident 19891122047249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122047249A), Nov 22, 1989: Cessna T210L (N843YT), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. Lost power patrolling pipeline. Landed gear up in sage brush. Slid into ditch. Main bearing shift broke crankshaft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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