# Accident 20010406007349A: Cessna T210M, Abilene, TX, April 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2001, 18:44 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 32.3402° N, 99.6705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3402&lon=-99.6705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555HG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555HG-2002-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010406007349A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 6, 2001, AT 1844 CENTRAL TIME CESSNA T210M, N555HG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT ABI. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEGLECTED TO FOLLOW THE CESSNA 210 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TO SWITCH THE FULLEST TANK PRIOR TO LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON LONG FINAL.  THE PILOT STATED HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT COULD NOT.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PAVEMENT LIP OF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 FTW01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA096), Apr 6, 2001: Cessna T210M (N555HG), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power while on final approach due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of the fuel selector. A contributing factor was the elevated runway edge.

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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