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FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · St Louis, MO · December 26, 2006

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Date
December 26, 2006 · 21:12 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DFJA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6864C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA047
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,025 total1,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N6864CRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2008 · Cessna T210LS/N 21061317 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine 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) This flight originated at 3SQ, st. charles municipal (st. charles, MO) and continued to klit (little rock, AR) where he did not refuel. The pilot then conducted a 14 CFR 135 flight to cps, st. Louis downtown parks, (cahokia, IL), where upon arrival he experienced a landing gear malfunction and spent approximately 20 minutes troubleshooting prior to landing. He again failed to refuel the aircraft. He had maintenance look at the gear problem and informed the company of the discrepancy then departed cps for 3SQ at company's direction under 14 CFR 91 rules. Approximately 15 minutes into the flight the aircraft's fuel supply was exhausted causing the engine to stop resulting in the pilot attempting an emergency landing in an open field. He overshot the intended landing area then executed a hard left turn causing the airplane's left wing to make contact with the ground and shearing of the nosewheel from the aircraft. The airplane struck two small trees with the wings and came to rest in a residential yard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 3SQ, ST. CHARLES MUNICIPAL (ST. CHARLES, MO) AND CONTINUED TO KLIT (LITTLE ROCK, AR) WHERE HE DID NOT REFUEL. THE PILOT THEN CONDUCTED A 14 CFR 135 FLIGHT TO CPS, ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN PARKS, (CAHOKIA, IL), WHERE UPON ARRIVAL HE EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AND SPENT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES TROUBLESHOOTING PRIOR TO LANDING. HE AGAIN FAILED TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD MAINTENANCE LOOK AT THE GEAR PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE COMPANY OF THE DISCREPANCY THEN DEPARTED CPS FOR 3SQ AT COMPANY'S DIRECTION UNDER 14 CFR 91 RULES. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RESULTING IN THE PILOT ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. HE OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA THEN EXECUTED A HARD LEFT TURN CAUSING THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SHEARING OF THE NOSEWHEEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TWO SMALL TREES WITH THE WINGS AND CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD.

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 CHI07CA047Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth St. Louis, MOFuel starvation due to an inadequate fuel supply. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain encountered during the landing.Dec 27, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6864C · 1

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

Incident 19950104000859IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · St Charles, MONarrative: landing gear failed to lower normally after cleared to land runway 24 at stl. Pilot orbited 6 NM n. stl an attempted emergency gear-lowering procedure, which was also unsuccessful. Pilot then contacted st. Charles flying service director of…Jan 4, 1995 · Minor damage