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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Sacramento, CA · November 10, 2004

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Date
November 10, 2004 · 19:00 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Mather Afb
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6416W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA030
Reported as
Cessna P210N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
35,000 total600 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N6416WRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000773 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-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 aircraft was purchased and the flight originated in mesquite, TX. At approximately 8:50 am PST. The pilot, privacy data omitted was hired to fly the aircraft for privacy data omitted the new owner who is a pilot but without a current medical from mesquite TX. To colusa CA. The flight made a fuel stop at roswell NM. Arriving approximately 12:40. Departed roswell approximately 1:40 PST. Alternator #2 warning light came on soon after departure end and ultimately failed. Some time later in the flight the #1 alternator warning light came on and ultimately failed. Some time later in the flight the master was turned off to conserve the battery power and a decision to change destination to Sacramento executive airport. Approximately 50 miles from sac executive master was turned on to contact sac approach. Some time later pilot concerned about fuel gauge indications contacted approach and changed destination airport to Sacramento Mather. On short final approach to runway 22L the engine quit. Pilot made an emergency landing on sunrise blvd. About 1 to 2 miles north east of the airport. Fuel caps and system was examined. There appears to be no mechanical flaw to explain fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MESQUITE, TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 AM PST. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS HIRED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR ^PRIVACY DA^ THE NEW OWNER WHO IS A PILOT BUT WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL FROM MESQUITE TX. TO COLUSA CA. THE FLIGHT MADE A FUEL STOP AT ROSWELL NM. ARRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12:40. DEPARTED ROSWELL APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PST. ALTERNATOR #2 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER DEPARTURE END AND ULTIMATELY FAILED. SOME TIME LATER IN THE FLIGHT THE #1 ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND ULTIMATELY FAILED. SOME TIME LATER IN THE FLIGHT THE MASTER WAS TURNED OFF TO CONSERVE THE BATTERY POWER AND A DECISION TO CHANGE DESTINATION TO SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM SAC EXECUTIVE MASTER WAS TURNED ON TO CONTACT SAC APPROACH. SOME TIME LATER PILOT CONCERNED ABOUT FUEL GAUGE INDICATIONS CONTACTED APPROACH AND CHANGED DESTINATION AIRPORT TO SACRAMENTO MATHER. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22L THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SUNRISE BLVD. ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT. FUEL CAPS AND SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MECHANICAL FLAW TO EXPLAIN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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 LAX05CA030Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRancho Cordova, CAThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the flight at night after experiencing the total failure of the…Nov 11, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6416W · 1

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

Incident 19881009061549IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Parker, AZFuel exhaustion due to headwinds. Forced landing on a road. Minor damage.Oct 9, 1988 · Minor damage