# NTSB ATL02LA108: Cessna T210N, N4672Y, Orlando, FL, May 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 28, 2002, 17:51 local (21:51 UTC) - Place: Orlando, FL - Coordinates: 29.301111, -81.113609 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1136&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Orlando FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54844 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA108 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54844/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54844 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA108 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate planning decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - soft - Nose over, emergency landing ## Analysis The airplane lost engine power during an instrument approach and the pilot executed a forced landing to a nearby golf course. On roll-out , the nose wheel dug into the turf and the airplane flipped inverted. The examination of the airplane at the accident site also revealed that fuel was leaking from the right wing vent. No fuel was found in the left wing; the fuel selector was found in the off position. ## Factual narrative On May 28, 2002, at 1751 eastern daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N4672Y, registered to and operated by Flight Express, Inc., collided with the ground during a forced landing near Orlando Executive Airport in Orlando, Florida. The domestic cargo flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 135 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the airline transport pilot was not injured. The flight departed Boca Raton, Florida, at 1630. According to the pilot, the flight was on an instrument approach to land on runway 07 at Orlando Executive Airport. Approximately 13 miles from the runway, the engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing to a nearby golf course. On roll-out , the nose wheel dug into the turf and the airplane flipped inverted. Examination of the airplane disclosed that the nose gear was sheared off, and there was damage to both the vertical stabilizer and the propeller. The examination of the airplane at the accident site also revealed that fuel was leaking from the right wing vent. No fuel was found in the left wing; the fuel selector was found in the off position. A functional check of the engine was performed, but was limited to 1500 RPM due to impact damage. Replacement of several parts was necessary, but on the third attempt, the engine started and appeared to operate normally. Examination also showed that the flight departed with fuel. the tachometer times at the beginning of the flight was 1674.2 hours, and 1679.2 hours at the time of the loss of engine power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4672Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4672Y-2007-03-29), registration cancelled 2007-03-29, S/N 21063977, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210N - Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21063977 - Airframe hours: 17903.8 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Flight Express Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 26, 2002, 16.8 hours before - Departed: KBCT, BOCA RATON, FL - Destination: KORL, ORLANDO, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KORL, Orlando Executive, runway 07, 6,003 × 150 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 28, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 2,328 total, 426 in this make and model, 2,228 as pilot in command, 229 in the last 90 days, 56 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 11 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: ORL, 13 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 20020528019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020528019819A), May 28, 2002: Cessna T210N, Windemere, FL, No damage. (-23) On may 28, 2002, at 1335, N4672Y was topped-off with 49.0 gallons of 100 low lead gasoline from showalters flying service, inc. at the orlando executive… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 6, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54844. 331 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 256 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40165975&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 75 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40165977&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF 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. 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