20011215037549I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210H · Chandler, AZ · December 15, 2001

Date: December 15, 2001 · 10:15 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6148F
Reported as: Cessna 210H
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total120 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N6148FRegistered now · Cessna 210HS/N 21059048 Airframe modelCessna 210H Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Prior to departure PIC did not visually verify available fuel on board. Pilot estimated fuel on board based on estimated fuel burn during previous flight and backed up calculation by referring to the indication of a fuel gauge known to be subject to error. During course of instrument approach to chd aircraft experienced engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE PIC DID NOT VISUALLY VERIFY AVAILABLE FUEL ON BOARD. PILOT ESTIMATED FUEL ON BOARD BASED ON ESTIMATED FUEL BURN DURING PREVIOUS FLIGHT AND BACKED UP CALCULATION BY REFERRING TO THE INDICATION OF A FUEL GAUGE KNOWN TO BE SUBJECT TO ERROR. DURING COURSE OF INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO CHD AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Other reports on N6148F · 1

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

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