# NTSB CHI06CA118: Cessna T210L, N732AN, Henryville, IN, April 21, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 21, 2006, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Henryville, IN - Coordinates: 38.365554, -85.738052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3656&lon=-85.7381&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-IND-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63652 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63652/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA118 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr) - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause) - fuel tank selector position - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732AN-2007-03-29), registration cancelled 2007-03-29, S/N 21061364, built 1976 (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: 21061364 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060421006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060421006189A), Apr 21, 2006: Cessna T210L, Jeffersonville, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 21, 2006 at approximately 12:45 EDT, N732AN, a C-210L experienced a loss of engine power while conducting an instrument approach to RWY18 at… 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.