# Accident 20010215001309A: Cessna P210N, Seminole, AL, February 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 15, 2001, 21:15 local time - Place: Seminole, AL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.4917° N, 87.4550° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4917&lon=-87.4550&mi=10 - Aircraft: N210FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210FW-2003-09-05) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total, 546 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA080) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215001309A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, ABOUT 2115 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210, N210FW, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN SEMINOLE, ALABAMA, SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO OF THE THREE PASSENGERS ONBOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE THIRD PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN AMERY, WISCONSIN, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1000. ACCORDING TO AN FAA APPROACH CONTROLLER, THE PILOT HAD BEEN ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN TO PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, AND HAD ATTEMPTED TWO INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) APPROACHES TO LAND AT PENSACOLA, BUT THE WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUMS, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE CONTROLLER FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER EXECUTING HIS SECOND MISSED APPROACH, THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN, AND DIVERTED TO JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT, GULF SHORES, ALABAMA. THE CONTROLLER SAID THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO GULF SHORES , ALABAMA. THE CONTROLLER SAID THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO GULF SHORES, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA IN SEMINOLE, ALABAMA, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)N210FW, C-P210;AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TWO ILS APPROACHES TO PENSACOLA, FL AIRPORT. PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO MOBLIE, AL DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY. WHILE ENROUTE TO MOBLIE, AL AIRPORT, A/C WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE BY PENSEACOLA ACTC FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO JACK EDWARDS, AL AIRPORT. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF GAS. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, AND AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA, FL. FOUR (4) OCCUPANTS WERE RETRIEVED AND AIR LIFTED BY US NAVY AND TRANSPORTED TO WEST FLORIDA HOSPITAL. (.4) THE PILOT OF N210FW STATED TO AN FAA CONTROLLER THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, IN A WOODED AREA. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED ONLY THE PRESENCE OF RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTIONS TO THE AIRCRAFT, OR ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS , PRIOR THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. ## 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 MIA01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA080), Feb 16, 2001: Cessna P210N (N210FW), Seminole, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and failure to refuel en route and ensure an adequate supply of fuel to safely complete the flight to his destination with adequate reserves, which… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.