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FAA incident report · Cessna 210M · Geneva, AL · May 18, 2017

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Date
May 18, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place
Geneva, AL
Airport
Geneva Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N301RS
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
34,000 total8,000 in this make and model
N301RSRegistered now · Cessna 210MS/N 21062473Airframe modelCessna 210MEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot intended to make a local flight in vicinity of Geneva Municipal aiport, to run aircraft engine after maintenance was performed. Pilot stated he relied upon aircraft fuel gauges to determine amount of fuel on board and did not visually look in fuel tanks. Pilot stated that fuel gauges indicated between 1/4 and 1/2 full of fuel before takeoff. Pilot reported normal runup and takeoff. Pilot climbed to approximately 2500 feet and was 8 -10 miles from airport, maneuvering. Approximately 20-30 minutes into the flight, the engine begin to sputter. Pilot turned towards the airport but decided he was too FAR away to make the airport if the engine quit. Engine began to cut out more and pilot selected a plowed field to land in. Pilot made an uneventful gear up landing. Engine never totally quit before landing but was sputtering and surging. Damage limited to propeller and bottom of fuselage. Pilot admitted that he ran out of fuel. Investigator was unable to drain any fuel from wing tanks. Fuel line from fuel pump to fuel injector was dry.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INTENDED TO MAKE A LOCAL FLIGHT IN VICINITY OF GENEVA MUNICIPAL AIPORT, TO RUN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. PILOT STATED HE RELIED UPON AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGES TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD AND DID NOT VISUALLY LOOK IN FUEL TANKS. PILOT STATED THAT FUEL GAUGES INDICATED BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 FULL OF FUEL BEFORE TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL RUNUP AND TAKEOFF. PILOT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET AND WAS 8 -10 MILES FROM AIRPORT, MANEUVERING. APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGIN TO SPUTTER. PILOT TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT BUT DECIDED HE WAS TOO FAR AWAY TO MAKE THE AIRPORT IF THE ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT MORE AND PILOT SELECTED A PLOWED FIELD TO LAND IN. PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL GEAR UP LANDING. ENGINE NEVER TOTALLY QUIT BEFORE LANDING BUT WAS SPUTTERING AND SURGING. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER AND BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE. PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO DRAIN ANY FUEL FROM WING TANKS. FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP TO FUEL INJECTOR WAS DRY.

Other reports on N301RS · 1

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