- Date
- June 9, 1990, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Salem, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N191ACessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900609019439A
- Case key
- 14500
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Improper positioning of the fuel selector by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation, and the pilot's improper emergency procedure.
Analysis
A loss of engine power occurred, while the airplane was in cruise at 7500 feet MSL. The pilot switched from left to right main tank, attempted a restart without success and was committed to a forced landing. During rollout on soft terrain, the airplane pitched forward on the nose wheel and left wingtip to an inverted postion, which resulted in substantial damage. The passenger reported no injury; the pilot sustained minor injury. The left auxiliary tank and right main tank contained fuel; the left main tank was empty, when inspected. Tests affirmed fuel transfer and engine operation. No mechanical discrepancy was found to account for the power loss.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N191A
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57034
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Garrison, Walter D.
- Registered owner
- Walter D Garrison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1989 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- ASL · Marshall, TX
- Destination
- AZO · Kalamazoo, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SLO · Salem, runway 18, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 675 total · 71 in this make and model · 621 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BLV, 43 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.