# NTSB CHI04CA135: Cessna T210L, N59027, Wichita, KS, June 4, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 4, 2004, 12:36 local (17:36 UTC) - Place: Wichita, KS - Coordinates: 37.650001, -97.433052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4331&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59498 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA135 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59498/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA135 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the 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(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane impacted terrain during a forced landing. The pilot stated that while on final approach to landing, the fuel gauges indicated about five gallons of fuel remaining in each fuel tank. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that there was no usable fuel in the airplane's fuel tanks. ## Factual narrative On June 4, 2004, at 1236 central daylight time, a Cessna T210L, N59027, piloted by a private pilot, impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot reported minimum fuel while on final approach to runway 19L (7,301 feet by 150 feet, grooved concrete) at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot received minor injuries and three passengers were uninjured. The flight originated from Gastons Airport, Lakeview, Arkansas, at 1115, and was en route to ICT. The pilot stated that while on a 4-mile final, the fuel gauges indicated 5 gallons per fuel tank. About the 3-mile final approach position, he determined that the landing runway would not be obtained due to a lack of engine power. He selected a landing site adjacent to the approach path in a large flow control drainage area. The airplane touched down on a level sandy surface within the drainage area. Examination of the airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration revealed that there was no usable in either wing fuel tank. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N59027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59027-2005-04-05), registration cancelled 2005-04-05, S/N 21060033, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 210-60033 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-H3A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: J & G Aviation Incorporated - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3M0, Lakeview, AR - Destination: ICT, Wichita, KS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 470 total, 155 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040604010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040604010549A), Jun 4, 2004: Cessna T210L, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) During approach to runway 19L at Wichita Mid-Continent, the engine failed due to fuel starvation. A forced landing was made to a flood control diversion… ## Other investigations on N59027 (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA74FTI28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI28), Jun 21, 1974: Cessna 210 (N59027), Deer Lodge, MT, substantial damage 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.