- Date
- February 11, 1991, 20:22 local (Feb 12, 1991, 02:22 UTC)
- Place
- Brownsville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N210YBCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910211002069A
- Case key
- 23302
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to his departure on the last leg of the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
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
Upon returning from a round robin cross country flight, the pilot experienced a power loss while on a two mile final to his destination. He reported the power loss to the tower and stated that he thought he had enough fuel to make it to the airport. The airplane touched down short and collided with a fence, and a ditch, sliding to a stop against the airport perimeter fence. Investigation revealed that about one gallon of fuel remained in the entire fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210YB
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060354
- Airframe hours
- 2,320
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pesa Sales Co., Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pesa Sales Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1990 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- SLW · Saltillo
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BRO · S. Padre Int'L, runway 13, 7,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,152 total · 3,427 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.