- Date
- October 26, 1991, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeling, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6466NCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11747
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Probable cause
The engine failure caused by fuel starvation and the pilot's improper fuel management.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was practicing a vor/dme approach. As she neared the VOR, the engine suddenly lost power. Since she did not have sufficient altitude to reach the field, she elected to circle and land in an open field near the VOR. When landing was assured, she lowered the flaps and landing gear. At touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and she brought the aircraft to a stop using wheel brakes. The pilot exited the aircraft without further incident. Subsequent examination of the aircraft by the FAA revealed the right fuel tank was empty and the right tank was selected. The left tank had 20 gallons remaining.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6466N
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063040
- Airframe hours
- 1,947
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-RE, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marcia S Morton
- Registered owner
- Marcia S Morton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1991 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- AGC · Pittsburgh, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio Co
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,848 total · 480 in this make and model · 1,537 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HLG, 5 nm away