- Date
- July 12, 1985, 15:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place
- College Station, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5203ACessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850712031029A
- Case key
- 21799
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Analysis
About 25 minutes after takeoff from a planned intermediate stop, the right fuel tank ran dry. After switching tanks, theplt decided to divert to a nearby arpt to refuel. During the descent, the left fuel tank ran dry and the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. The plt picked out a dirt road and set up the apch for an emergency landing. While on short final the plt observed a truck pull onto the road ahead. The plt subsequently landed the acft on the nose gear, collapsing it. The plt did not visually check the fuel quantity prior to departure and relied on the line personnel's statement that the tanks were topped off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5203A
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063306
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M. F. Webster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- F74 · Hillsboro, TX
- Destination
- SPX · Houston, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 14,000 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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