# Accident 20120128002579A: Cessna T210M, Clearwater, FL, January 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2012, 14:09 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9086° N, 82.7194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761HW-2012-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120128002579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA164), Jan 28, 2012: Cessna T210M (N761HW), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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