- Date
- March 9, 1982, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Near Commerce, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3909YCessna 210D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820309003009A
- Case key
- 71855
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Analysis
The owner had flown a PA-23 from charlotte to jackson county,FL with another plt following him in N3909Y. The owner stated the other plt was very meticulous & always drained fuel prior to flt. After the 1 hr flt to jackson county, they both looked over the acft prior to returning to charlotte, but did not drain the fuel. About 3-4 min after takeoff the eng lost power. The owner sitting in the right front seat took control & switched from the left to right tank, however, the eng did not respond. 3 oz of fluid drained from the gascolator was identified as water. The cap on the flow divider was removed & only water was found in the unit. Fuel from the wing tanks on this acft flow through fuel reservoir tanks. There was evidence of leakage in the right tank fuel cap. A substantial amount of water was drained from each tank, the most being found in the right tank. The acft sat in rain the previous weekend. Owner's manual states to drain from fullest tank only. The fuel control screen was contaminated & partially blocked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3909Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058409
- Airframe hours
- 2,358
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Warren Pollock
- Registered owner
- Warren Pollock
- Departed
- Near Commerce, GA
- Destination
- Charlotte, NC
- Airport
- runway 9, 2,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,747 total · 1,036 in this make and model · 1,536 as pilot in command · 212 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3909Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.