- Date
- April 19, 1985, 17:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N93VCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850419013789A
- Case key
- 21730
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Analysis
The plt estimated that the duration of flt would be about 5 to 5-1/2 hrs & that he had aprx 7 hrs of fuel on board. However, the acft encountered head winds during the flt, & as it was approaching the destination, the eng lost power after aprx 6 hrs of flt. Subsequently, an emerg landing was made about 1 mi from the arpt. During the ladning, the nosewheel hit a clump of grass & separated from the acft. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found that would have resulted in the acdnt. A fuel line was broken during impact which allowed fuel to drain; therefore, the exact amount of fuel on board at the time of the acdnt could not be verified. The investigator estimated that 93.5 gal of fuel would have been required at optimum conditions. The acft's fuel capacity was 90 gal of which 1 gal was unusable. The plt believed there was still usable fuel on board when the eng lost power & said that he had the fuel selector set for the fullest tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93V
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060441
- Airframe hours
- 3,932
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L3, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Prop Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1984 · 144 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Destination
- MDD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MDD · Midland, runway 28, 4,380 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,356 total · 622 in this make and model · 1,218 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF
FAA reports on this event · 1
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