20121222026339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Aberdeen, NC · December 22, 2012

Date: December 22, 2012 · 09:42 local
Place: Aberdeen, NC
Airport: Mackall Army Airfield
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FPIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N102CR
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,100 total1,700 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N102CRRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2015 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064745 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine 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.

Aircraft departed tampa, FL (tpa) in-route to burlington, NC (buy). During cruise flight the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot successfully dead sticked the aircraft onto Mackall Army Airfield (hff). During the flare the pilot noticed he had not lower the gear and did so during the flare. The nose gear lowered and locked, the main gear did not lower in time. During the interview with the pilot he stated that he visually inspected both tanks prior to departing tampa and when the engine stared sputtering he kept switching the fuel selector back and forth in an effort to restart the engine. No fuel was observed during the inspection of the left fuel tank. Right fuel tank was unaccessible due to the height of the wing. The flight was operated by flight express inc an 135 operator out of orlando Florida. Information from the investigation will be forwarded to the orlando FSDO for further investigation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAMPA, FL (TPA) IN-ROUTE TO BURLINGTON, NC (BUY). DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY DEAD STICKED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO MACKALL ARMY AIRFIELD (HFF). DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT NOTICED HE HAD NOT LOWER THE GEAR AND DID SO DURING THE FLARE. THE NOSE GEAR LOWERED AND LOCKED, THE MAIN GEAR DID NOT LOWER IN TIME. DURING THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THAT HE VISUALLY INSPECTED BOTH TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTING TAMPA AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARED SPUTTERING HE KEPT SWITCHING THE FUEL SELECTOR BACK AND FORTH IN AN EFFORT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK. RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS UNACCESSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WING. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY FLIGHT EXPRESS INC AN 135 OPERATOR OUT OF ORLANDO FLORIDA. INFORMATION FROM THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ORLANDO FSDO FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N102CR · 2

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

Incident 20041013031559IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Indianapolis, IN(-23) Pilot stated that while taxiing, he came upon a slower taxiing aircraft that was not visible until too close. To avoid hitting the aircraft, the pilot used heavy braking and skidded off the taxiway. Pilot claimed the other aircraft was taxiing without…Oct 13, 2004 Incident 19980319008079IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cahokia, ILNarrative: N102CR (EXR716) piloted by a jerry campers landed on runway 30R at cps on 19 March, 1998 at approximately 2046 CST and ran off the end of the runway. [privacy data omitted] Landing too fast for conditions and possible lack of judgment in attempting…Mar 19, 1998 · Minor damage