- Date
- August 21, 1986, 19:30 local (Aug 22, 1986, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coalinga, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4831ACessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25236
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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 flight was a repositioning flight back to the aircraft's home base at the conclusion of an on demand air taxi flight. The pilot said that he departed without visually checking the fuel tank level. The pilot said the fuel gauges indicated one half tanks and he 'thought the quantity was sufficient to complete the return flight.' Enroute, the pilot became concerned with the fuel state of the aircraft and diverted to the Coalinga airport. On final approach the engine lost power and the aircraft landed gear up in a plowed field about 1 mile short of the runway. Inspection found the fuel system intact and a total of bout 3 pints of fuel in all of the fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4831A
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000824
- Airframe hours
- 443
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AF, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Air Of Hayward
- Registered owner
- Steccone Products Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 8, 1986 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- ONT · Ontario, CA
- Destination
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Airport
- CLG · Coalinga Muni, runway 30, 4,600 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,676 total · 74 in this make and model · 1,511 as pilot in command · 299 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NLC, 22 nm away