# NTSB ATL01LA033: Cessna 210M, N125LS, Augusta, GA, February 8, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 8, 2001, 14:17 local (19:17 UTC) - Place: Augusta, GA - Coordinates: 33.560565, -84.579856 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5606&lon=-84.5799&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA--Atlanta FSDO-11, FAA-ATL FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 51462 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA033 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51462/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA033 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to properly preflight fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the lost of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The flight was on final approach to land, when the engine lost power and quit. Attempts to restore full power by the pilot failed. During the approach for the emergency landing to the runway, the airplane collided with the trees short of the runway. Examination of the engine failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction. A small quantity of fuel recovered from the fuel system. The engine operated normally through all power ranges during the functional check. ## Factual narrative On February 8, 2001, at 1417 eastern standard time, a Cessna 210M, N125LS, collided with trees while attempting a forced landing to Daniel Field in Augusta, Georgia. The positioning flight was operated by South Eastern Air Charters Inc., under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the pilot received minor injuries. The positioning flight departed Atlanta, Georgia, at 1345. According to the operator, the pilot was positioning the airplane for an on-demand air-taxi flight from Augusta, Georgia. The pilot was on an instrument flight plan from Fulton County Airport-Brown Field in Atlanta, Georgia, to Daniel Field in Augusta, Georgia, to pick up a cargo delivery. When the pilot had a visual on Daniel Field, he cancelled the instrument flight plan and proceeded under visual flight rules. The flight was on final approach to land on runway 23, when the engine lost power and quit. The pilot attempted to restore full engine power but failed. The pilot elected to attempt an emergency landing to runway 05. The airplane collided with trees 400 yards short of the airport as the pilot maneuvered for an emergency landing; the airplane came to rest inverted. According to the operator, the airplane was topped off with 46.4 gallons of aviation fuel the previous night. The operator reported that the airplane had flown 3.1 hours before it departed on the accident flight. Reportedly, the pilot added 10 gallons on the date of the accident; however, no fuel receipt was recovered. The operator estimated that 25 gallons of fuel should have been on board when the airplane at the time of the accident. A small quantity of fuel was recovered from the fuel system at the accident site, and no evidence of fuel spillage was observed at the accident site. The engine operated normally throughout all power ranges during the functional check. Examination of the engine failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N125LS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125LS-2002-03-05), registration cancelled 2002-03-05, S/N 21062075, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210M - Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 210-62075 - Airframe hours: 2872 - Engines: Continental IO-520-DCL 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: South Eastern Air Charter Inc., - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 4, 2001, 89.6 hours before - Departed: FTY, ATLANTA, GA - Destination: DNL, AUGUSTA, GA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: DNL, Daniel Field ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 31, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 2,273 total, 502 in this make and model, 2,190 as pilot in command, 237 in the last 90 days, 65 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.34 inHg - Observed at: AGS ## 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 20010208001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010208001879A), Feb 8, 2001: Cessna 210M, Augusta, GA, No damage. (-23)On February 8, 2001, N125LS, a Cessna centurion crashed 400 yards short of rwy 5 at Augusta's daniel field. There were minor injuries to the pilot. The… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.