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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Gillette, WY · March 2, 2000

Date: March 2, 2000 · 12:00 local
Place: Gillette, WY
Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6489W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00LA055
Reported as: Cessna P210N

N6489WRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000785 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna P210N 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) The pilot failed to properly plan his cross country flight. He did not accurately compute time and distance for the fuel on board. He failed to verify the quantity on board, resulting in fuel exhaustion prior to arriving at the intended destination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE DID NOT ACCURATELY COMPUTE TIME AND DISTANCE FOR THE FUEL ON BOARD. HE FAILED TO VERIFY THE QUANTITY ON BOARD, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION.

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 DEN00LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGillette, WYThe pilot's failure to land sooner to refuel, resulting in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.Mar 2, 2000 · Substantial damage