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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Clearwater, FL · January 28, 2012

Date: January 28, 2012 · 14:09 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N761HW
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12LA164
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N761HWRegistration cancelled May 25, 2012 · Cessna T210MS/N 21062279 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna T210M Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed pie to climb to 16,500 feet to check out true airspeed after installation of a STC for a new engine. Pilot departed and about 10- 15 minutes later pilot reported the engine stopped running and then shortly after that the engine coughed and stopped again. The pilot reported that he took off and was flying with the right fuel tank selected. The pilot reported the aircraft should have approximately 10 gallons after landing according to the jpi fuel computer. The tanks were opened and the left fuel tank was over 75% full and the right tank only had residual fuel showing in the dip stick. The flight manual and placards in the aircraft inform the pilot to take off with the fuel selector on the fullest tank. The aircraft made an emergency landing and sustained substantial damage the pilot had minor injuies.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PIE TO CLIMB TO 16,500 FEET TO CHECK OUT TRUE AIRSPEED AFTER INSTALLATION OF A STC FOR A NEW ENGINE. PILOT DEPARTED AND ABOUT 10- 15 MINUTES LATER PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE ENGINE COUGHED AND STOPPED AGAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOOK OFF AND WAS FLYING WITH THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SELECTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS AFTER LANDING ACCORDING TO THE JPI FUEL COMPUTER. THE TANKS WERE OPENED AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS OVER 75% FULL AND THE RIGHT TANK ONLY HAD RESIDUAL FUEL SHOWING IN THE DIP STICK. THE FLIGHT MANUAL AND PLACARDS IN THE AIRCRAFT INFORM THE PILOT TO TAKE OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE FULLEST TANK. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJUIES.

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 ERA12LA164Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident testing of the engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the…Jan 28, 2012 · Substantial damage