# NTSB CEN22LA320: Cessna 210, Kendleton, TX, July 14, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 14, 2022, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Kendleton, TX - Coordinates: 29.430083, -95.956167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4301&lon=-95.9562&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105502 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA320 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105502/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105502 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA320 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper in-flight planning and fuel management that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034000): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034000/cases.md) - [Ceiling/visibility/precip: clouds](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [All aircraft, 108 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035025/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-cruise: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Landing: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while in cruise flight to their destination, the weather deteriorated, and the pilot deviated to remain in visual flight conditions. A passenger informed the pilot that the fuel remaining was showing low. The pilot saw the low fuel reading and noted that headwind was stronger than expected. The airplane then encountered severe turbulence and strong downdrafts. Soon after, the engine began to run rough, and the pilot suspecting an impeding loss of engine power due to fuel, performed a forced landing to a field. Just prior to touchdown, the engine stopped producing power due to fuel exhaustion. The airplane landed and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer, right elevator, and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He also reported that prior to the flight he estimated the fuel available would be sufficient to reach their destination plus reserve fuel. He also stated that this flight was his first as pilot in command and that he did not know the exact fuel consumption for the airplane. The pilot suggested that the accident could have been avoided with better equipment as a weather radar and a GPS navigation system. ## Aircraft - Registration: XB-RXC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 57356 - Year built: 1960 - Airframe hours: 2815.3 - Engines: Continental IO-470E 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Non-U.S., commercial - Operator: Tretsa, Sa De Cv - Registered owner: Tretsa, Sa De Cv - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 3, 2022, 8 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: N/A - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review September 20, 2021; seat: left; flight hours: 2,439 total, 36 in this make and model, 1,710 as pilot in command, 57 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 13 knots, gusting 30 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Observed at: KSGR, 19 nm away - METAR: KSGR 141953Z 36013G30KT 10SM SCT070 33/22 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 36030/1948 LTG DSNT E AND SE AND W SLP156 T03330217 ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105502. 9.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 9.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14302600&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 601 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14302715&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20LA320-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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