20011221039489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210D · Vero Beach, FL · December 21, 2001

Date: December 21, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3776Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02LA019
Reported as: Cessna 210D
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total330 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N3776YRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2013 · Cessna 210DS/N 21058276 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 210D Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The engine stopped producing power during a right turn to runway 04 at the Vero Beach airport. The pilot made an off-airport landing on a city street. The right wing contacted the ground and the airplane turned 180 degrees and came to rest in a ditch south of the street. The landing site was approximately 3 miles south of the airport. The airplane received substantial damage and both occupants received minor injuries to their knees. The pilot did not have his pilot certificate or medical in his possession and the registration nor airworthiness certificate were in the airplane. The inlet screen was removed from the full servo and there was only a trace of fuel. There was no fuel in the supply line from the fire wall fitting to the fuel pump and the gascolator was about 25% full. The ELT emitted a signal and was turned off at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER DURING A RIGHT TURN TO RUNWAY 04 AT THE VERO BEACH AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A CITY STREET. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH SOUTH OF THE STREET. THE LANDING SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THEIR KNEES. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL IN HIS POSSESSION AND THE REGISTRATION NOR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WERE IN THE AIRPLANE. THE INLET SCREEN WAS REMOVED FROM THE FULL SERVO AND THERE WAS ONLY A TRACE OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE SUPPLY LINE FROM THE FIRE WALL FITTING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE GASCOLATOR WAS ABOUT 25% FULL. THE ELT EMITTED A SIGNAL AND WAS TURNED OFF AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL02LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVero Beach, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight fuel requirements for the flight, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.Dec 21, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3776Y · 2

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

Incident 19940809031789IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Chickasha, OKHydraulic line leaking at fitting. Low fluid. Unable extend gear. Landed gear up.Aug 9, 1994 · Minor damage Incident 19790810030259ILevel Off Touchdown · Laredo, TXPilot landed gear up and without clearance after using wrong tower frequency.Aug 10, 1979 · Minor damage