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FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Goodyear, AZ · March 2, 2004

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Date
March 2, 2004 · 11:10 local
Place
Goodyear, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2234S
Reported as
Cessna T210L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,425 total
N2234SRegistration cancelled May 26, 2015 · Cessna T210LS/N 21061179 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During VFR cross country flight the pilot made a call to abq center to request flight following due to a low fuel state. The pilot had originally wanted to land at gila bend AZ but then tried to land at the Goodyear airport. The aircraft ran out of fuel 1 mile short of the Goodyear airport. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was inspected and no fuel was found on board the aircraft. No evidence of an in-flight leak was noted. The time from initial call up and the accident was only about 30 minutes. The pilot reported to ATC that he had about 45 minutes of fuel left but could not be sure. The controller then had informed the pilot that he was not sure if gila bend had fuel but Goodyear did. The pilot then told the controller that he wanted to land at gila bend and that he would have someone bring fuel by car. The controller then stated that buckeye was up ahead but he also didn't know if they had services. The controller stated that he did call Goodyear and they confirmed that they had fuel. This was 10 minutes after the first call up. The pilot decided to proceed to Goodyear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT MADE A CALL TO ABQ CENTER TO REQUEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING DUE TO A LOW FUEL STATE. THE PILOT HAD ORIGINALLY WANTED TO LAND AT GILA BEND AZ BUT THEN TRIED TO LAND AT THE GOODYEAR AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL 1 MILE SHORT OF THE GOODYEAR AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN IN-FLIGHT LEAK WAS NOTED. THE TIME FROM INITIAL CALL UP AND THE ACCIDENT WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE HAD ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF FUEL LEFT BUT COULD NOT BE SURE. THE CONTROLLER THEN HAD INFORMED THE PILOT THAT HE WAS NOT SURE IF GILA BEND HAD FUEL BUT GOODYEAR DID. THE PILOT THEN TOLD THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WANTED TO LAND AT GILA BEND AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE BRING FUEL BY CAR. THE CONTROLLER THEN STATED THAT BUCKEYE WAS UP AHEAD BUT HE ALSO DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HAD SERVICES. THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE DID CALL GOODYEAR AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD FUEL. THIS WAS 10 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST CALL UP. THE PILOT DECIDED TO PROCEED TO GOODYEAR.

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