- Date
- February 27, 1991, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Elwood, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N210MSCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910227003589A
- Case key
- 15016
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of the fuel selector which resulted in fuel starvation. A related factor was: soft terrain in the emergency landing area.
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 pilot reported that during cruise flight at an altitude of 4000 ft MSL, a loss of engine power occurred. The pilot switched fuel tanks in an attempt to restart the engine, but to no avail. A forced landing was made in a muddy field with the gear retracted. Post-accident inspection revealed the left fuel tank was empty and the right tank contained 25 gallons of fuel. The pilot was accustomed to flying airplanes with a 'both' position on the fuel selector.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210MS
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063411
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- A&M Avaition
- Departed
- CGS · College Park, MD
- Destination
- LAF · Lafeyette, 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
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 730 total · 81 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Observed at
- GUS, 23 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.