What happened
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(-23) Cessna 210, N29233 sustained substantial damage as the result of an emergency landing and the Dane county regional airport, Madison, Wisconsin on November 11, 2000. The pilot in command and sole occupant of the aircraft, joel kupferberg was not injured. He stated he visually checked and dipped the fuel tanks as part of the preflight inspection. He stated both tanks had 13-15 gallons of fuel. Mr. Kupferberg reported he departed runway 31 on the avionics test flight with the intent of flying about 10 miles west of the airport and then returning. He stated that on a normal climb out at an altitude of approximately 1750 MSL (888 AGL) the fuel flow indicator dropped from 3/4 scale to zero and the engine quit. He stated he lowered the nose to attain glide speed and started a right turn to attempt a landing on runway 18, the closest runway to his position. He stated he switched the fuel selector to the left tank in the event that the engine was not properly receiving fuel. He stated this did not restart the engine and he did not have time, because of the low altitude, to trouble shoot the problem further. He stated he advised the tower of the emergency and was cleared to land, any runway. Mr. Kupferberg stated he intended to keep the landing gear up as long as possible to lessen the drag. He stated on final for runway 18 at an altitude of approximately 200 feet, the control tower advised that the gear was not down. He stated he lowered the gear at that time and the mains clipped the top portion of the outer chain link fence which surrounds the airport. The plane skidded along the ground and impacted a localizer antenna. The aircraft came to rest 100 feet south of the runway 36 localizer antenna which is located approximately 1000 feet north of the approach end of runway 18. The aircraft received damage to both wings, the propeller and under surface.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CESSNA 210, N29233 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, MADISON, WISCONSIN ON NOVEMBER 11, 2000. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, JOEL KUPFERBERG WAS NOT INJURED. HE STATED HE VISUALLY CHECKED AND DIPPED THE FUEL TANKS AS PART OF THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. HE STATED BOTH TANKS HAD 13-15 GALLONS OF FUEL. MR. KUPFERBERG REPORTED HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 ON THE AVIONICS TEST FLIGHT WITH THE INTENT OF FLYING ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT AND THEN RETURNING. HE STATED THAT ON A NORMAL CLIMB OUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1750 MSL (888 AGL) THE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR DROPPED FROM 3/4 SCALE TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO ATTAIN GLIDE SPEED AND STARTED A RIGHT TURN TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE CLOSEST RUNWAY TO HIS POSITION. HE STATED HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK IN THE EVENT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PROPERLY RECEIVING FUEL. HE STATED THIS DID NOT RESTART THE ENGINE AND HE DID NOT HAVE TIME, BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE, TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM FURTHER. HE STATED HE ADVISED THE TOWER OF THE EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND, ANY RUNWAY. MR. KUPFERBERG STATED HE INTENDED TO KEEP THE LANDING GEAR UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO LESSEN THE DRAG. HE STATED ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18 AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, THE CONTROL TOWER ADVISED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. HE STATED HE LOWERED THE GEAR AT THAT TIME AND THE MAINS CLIPPED THE TOP PORTION OF THE OUTER CHAIN LINK FENCE WHICH SURROUNDS THE AIRPORT. THE PLANE SKIDDED ALONG THE GROUND AND IMPACTED A LOCALIZER ANTENNA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY 36 LOCALIZER ANTENNA WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE PROPELLER AND UNDER SURFACE.
NTSB investigation
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