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FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Bountiful, UT · February 15, 2026

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Date
February 15, 2026 · 20:36 local
Place
Bountiful, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N210ME
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
528 total49 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N210MERegistered now · Cessna T210LS/N 21061123Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 15, 2026, the PIC of the aircraft departed mccall, id (kmyl) with an intended destination of woods cross, UT (kbtf). The original flight plan anticipated having approximately 20 gallons of fuel remaining at arrival.

During normal flight operations, the PIC experienced adverse weather conditions causing increased fuel consumption to avoid unfavorable weather. The PIC began descent into btf and commenced the landing checklist; however, they mistakenly left the tank selector on the depleted tank instead of switching it to the tank with ~15 gallons of fuel remaining. During pre-approach, the PIC was notified which runway they were to land on; however, they were at too high an altitude. They communicated their intent to execute a left 360-degree turn to position the aircraft and at ~200 degrees of the turn, the engine ceased operating due to fuel starvation.

Due to the low altitude, the PIC elected to forgo trouble shooting and began emergency landing procedures. The aircraft touched down on legacy highway west of the airport uneventfully; however, before coming to a stop, the right wing struck a light pole causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2026, THE PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCCALL, ID (KMYL) WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF WOODS CROSS, UT (KBTF). THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT PLAN ANTICIPATED HAVING APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING AT ARRIVAL.

DURING NORMAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS, THE PIC EXPERIENCED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSING INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION TO AVOID UNFAVORABLE WEATHER. THE PIC BEGAN DESCENT INTO BTF AND COMMENCED THE LANDING CHECKLIST; HOWEVER, THEY MISTAKENLY LEFT THE TANK SELECTOR ON THE DEPLETED TANK INSTEAD OF SWITCHING IT TO THE TANK WITH ~15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. DURING PRE-APPROACH, THE PIC WAS NOTIFIED WHICH RUNWAY THEY WERE TO LAND ON; HOWEVER, THEY WERE AT TOO HIGH AN ALTITUDE. THEY COMMUNICATED THEIR INTENT TO EXECUTE A LEFT 360-DEGREE TURN TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT AND AT ~200 DEGREES OF THE TURN, THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE, THE PIC ELECTED TO FORGO TROUBLE SHOOTING AND BEGAN EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON LEGACY HIGHWAY WEST OF THE AIRPORT UNEVENTFULLY; HOWEVER, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.