# NTSB ATL00LA056: Cessna 210A, N6607X, Fayetteville, NC, May 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 9, 2000, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Fayetteville, NC - Coordinates: 35.050949, -78.870109 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0509&lon=-78.8701&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49165 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL00LA056 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49165/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA056 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation. A factor was improper planned approach. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause) - fuel management - improper, pilot in command (cause) - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing ## Analysis The pilot stated his destination was Winter Haven, Florida, with a refueling stop at Fayetteville. The pilot stated he departed with full tanks of fuel. The en-route time, according to the pilot, was 3 hours. The pilot stated that while on short final for runway 22, he completed the pre-landing checklist and switched tanks. According to the pilot, when he switched the fuel selector from the left tank position to the right, the engine 'stumbled'. He stated that he then switched back to the left tank and the engine surged and lost power. The airplane collided with the terrain in a marsh area approximately 500 feet from the runway. According to the rescue personnel at the site, a 'barrel' of fuel was drained from the right main tank, the amount was undetermined. No fuel was drained from the left main tank. An engine was examined at Teledyne Continental Motors in Mobile, Alabama on July 18, 2000 and no discrepancies were found. ## Factual narrative On May 09, 2000, about 1115 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210A, N6607X, collided with the terrain while on approach to land on runway 22 at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Fayetteville, North Carolina. The flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot was seriously injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight departed Columbia County Airport, Hudson, New York, at 0815. The pilot stated his destination was Winter Haven, Florida, with a refueling stop at Fayetteville. The pilot stated he departed Hudson with full tanks of fuel. The en-route time, according to the pilot, was 3 hours. The airplane has an endurance of about 4.5 hours. The pilot stated that he switched fuel tanks on average every 45 minutes. The pilot stated that while on short final for runway 22 at Fayetteville Regional, he completed the pre-landing checklist and switched tanks. According to the pilot, when he switched the fuel selector from the left tank position to the right, the engine "stumbled". He stated that he then switched back to the left tank and the engine surged and lost power. The airplane collided with the terrain in a marsh area approximately 500 feet from the runway. According to the rescue personnel at the site, a "barrel" of fuel was drained from the right main tank, the amount was undetermined. No fuel was drained from left main tank. The engine was examined at Teledyne Continental Motors in Mobile, Alabama on July 18, 2000 and no discrepancies were found. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6607X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6607X-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 21057607, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210A - Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21057607 - Airframe hours: 1890 - Engines: Continental IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert H. Koons - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 22, 2000, 7 hours before - Departed: 1B1, HUDSON, NY - Destination: GIF, WINTER HAVEN, FL - Airport: FAY, Fayetteville Regional Air, runway 22, 7,204 × 150 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 625 total, 188 in this make and model, 590 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 12 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FAY, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000509028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509028979A), May 9, 2000: Cessna 210A, Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated his destination was winter haven, Florida, with a refueling stop at Fayetteville. The pilot stated he departed with full tanks of fuel.… From the NTSB's public API. 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