# Accident 20131116022779A: Cessna T210F, Oceanside, CA, November 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2013, 22:35 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Camp Pendleton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3014° N, 117.3553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3014&lon=-117.3553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6186R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6186R-2015-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131116022779A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT FROM EL CAJON, CA (SEE) TO HAWTHORNE, CA (HHR), PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT MCAS CAMP PENDLETON (NFG) OCEANSIDE, CA. WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS.

PILOT TOLD FAA IIC PARK AND FAA INSPECTOR NATE MORRISSEY (LGB FSDO) THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND THAT HE RELIED ON THE FUEL TOTALIZER IN THE AIRCRAFT TO DETERMINE FUEL QUANTITY ON BOARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE FOUND THE FUEL TOTALIZER TO ALWAYS BE RELIABLE AND ACCURATE.  HE SAID THAT ON INITIAL DEPARTURE THE FUEL TOTALIZER INDICATED HE HAD 18 GAL. AVAILABLE FUEL.  HE ADDED $100 WORTH OF FUEL (APPROXIMATELY 15 GAL.) AT ONE STOP, DURING THE FLIGHT FROM HHR-VNY-AVX-SEE-NFG.  HE HAD ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT TO HHR, WITH AT LEAST A 1 HR. RESERVE.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD FLOWN 190 TO 200 MILES SINCE INITIAL DEPARTURE. IN HIS PILOT LOGBOOK THE PILOT ANNOTATED 1.3 HR TOTAL FLIGHT TIME FROM DEPARTURE TO EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE 1966 C-210 OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS A FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE OF 15.4 GPH AT 75% POWER, AT 7500 FT MSL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE HAD THE MIXTURE LEANED OUT TO A 13.5 GPH FUEL FLOW.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE THE FUEL ON BOARD THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD BEGINNING THE FLIGHT; OR THAT HE MISCALCULATED THE FUEL REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT WITH THE FUEL RESERVES REQUIRED FOR NIGHT VFR FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

## 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 WPR14LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA056), Nov 17, 2013: Cessna T210 - F (N6186R), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to determine the actual onboard fuel quantity before beginning the flight, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N6186R (2)

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

- [Accident 19950219004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219004799A), Feb 19, 1995: Cessna T210F (N6186R), Phalen, CA, Substantial damage. Departed with known brake problem. Brake failed landing. Exited runway. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19870822067029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822067029I), Aug 22, 1987: Cessna T210F (N6186R), Corona, CA, Minor damage. A wing lifted on touchdown. Pilot lost control and the aircraft left the runway and struck a VASI light.

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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