- Date
- April 21, 2006, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Henryville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N732ANCessna T210L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-IND-FSDO
- FAA report
- 20060421006189A
- Case key
- 63652
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Probable cause
The pilot selected an empty fuel tank during the approach which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor associated with the accident were the trees that the airplane contacted during the forced landing.
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 airplane collided trees and the terrain following a loss of engine power during an instrument landing system (ILS) approach. The pilot reported that he switched fuel tanks from the right tank to the left tank during the approach. He then noticed a decrease in airspeed and no fuel flow indication on the fuel flow gauge. He then switched back to the right fuel tank. He stated that he broke out of the clouds at 400 feet. He stated that he made a turn to line up with a field and the airplane contacted tree tops. The pilot reported that the airplane contacted the ground as he continued to line up with the field. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed the left fuel tank was empty and the right fuel tank contained approximately 19 gallons of fuel.
Factual narrative
The airplane collided with trees and the terrain following a loss of engine power during an instrument landing system (ILS) approach. The pilot reported he switched fuel tanks from the right tank to the left tank during the approach. He then noticed a decrease in airspeed and no fuel flow indication on the fuel flow gauge. He then switched back to the right fuel tank. He stated he broke out of the clouds at 400 feet. He stated he made a turn to line up with a field and the airplane contacted tree tops. The pilot reported the airplane contacted the ground as he continued to line up with the field. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed the left fuel tank was empty and the right fuel tank contained approximately 19 gallons of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732AN
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061364
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas L. Davidson
- Registered owner
- Davidson Engineering Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SSF · San Antonio, TX
- Destination
- JVY · Jeffersonville, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 47
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 1, 2005
- Flight hours
- 515 total · 340 in this make and model · 469 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 1.25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Observed at
- SDF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.