20141026021559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Brownsville, TX · October 26, 2014

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Date: October 26, 2014 · 12:21 local
Place: Brownsville, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: XB-NCZ
Reported as: Cessna 210
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 502 total260 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On oct. 26, 2014, a Cessna T210, xb-ncz, lost power on approach to the Brownsville airport. The aircraft did a forced field landing short of the airport property.

The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries.

The aircraft had substantial damage.

The investigation revealed the aircraft had run out of fuel on both tanks. According to the pilot, he had switched to the right fuel tank, pulled back on the power and lowered the flaps to 20 degrees. When he went to apply power nothing happened and realized that the engine had quit.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCT. 26, 2014, A CESSNA T210, XB-NCZ, LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO THE BROWNSVILLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DID A FORCED FIELD LANDING SHORT OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL ON BOTH TANKS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, PULLED BACK ON THE POWER AND LOWERED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES. WHEN HE WENT TO APPLY POWER NOTHING HAPPENED AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT.