# Incident 20130524026029I: Cessna T210L, Charlotte, NC, May 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2013, 13:40 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21YF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21YF-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,511 total, 1,412 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130524026029I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.  LEFT TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, RIGHT TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL.  AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM RWY 36C AND LANDED ACCROSS THE STREET OF AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## Other reports on N21YF (1)

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

- [Incident 19841103075299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841103075299I), Nov 3, 1984: Cessna T210L (N21YF), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. When back pressure to yoke was applied very little movement. Ribbon wire jammed under control column.

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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