# Accident 20000509028979A: Cessna 210A, Fayetteville, NC, May 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0509° N, 78.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0509&lon=-78.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6607X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6607X-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 188 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509028979A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HIS DESTINATION WAS WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA, WITH A REFUELING STOP AT FAYETTEVILLE. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED WITH FULL TANKS OF FUEL. THE EN-ROUTE TIME, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS 3 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 22, HE COMPLETED THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND SWITCHED TANKS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT TANK POSITION TO THE RIGHT, THE ENGINE 'STUMBLED'. HE STATED THAT HE THEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT TANK AND THE ENGINE SURGED AND LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A MARSH AREA APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE RESCUE PERSONNEL AT THE SITE, A 'BARREL' OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TANK, THE AMOUNT WAS UNDETERMINED. NO FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT MAIN TANK. AN ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AT TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS IN MOBILE, ALABAMA ON JULY 18, 2000 AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. (-23)ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL.  EMERGENCY LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL00LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA056), May 9, 2000: Cessna 210A (N6607X), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation. A factor was improper planned approach.

## Other reports on N6607X (1)

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

- [Incident 19790923050539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923050539I), Sep 23, 1979: Cessna 210A (N6607X), Oakdale, CA, Minor damage. Pilot propped airplane without assistance, it got away and stuck a parked airplane.

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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