- Date
- July 14, 1988, 15:03 local (22:03 UTC)
- Place
- Carson, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732QZCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880714026959A
- Case key
- 25848
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to follow the emergency procedures as outlined in the pilot operating handbook by switching the fuel selector to the fullest tank. Contributing to this accident was fuel exhaustion of the right wing tank as a result of fuel siphoning.
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
A Cessna T210M crashed into a residential roof after a loss of eng pwr, during cruise descent to enter arpt traffic pattern. The right wing fuel tank and header tank were empty. The fuel selector valve was found wedged in the right tank position. Fuel stains were visible on the right wing emanating from several fuel tank access panels. The left wing fuel tank had sufficient fuel for the pilot to reach the destination. The emerg procedure outlined in the pilot operating handbook directs the pilot to switch to the fullest tank. The pilot stated when he realized he could not make the intended forced landing area he attempted to land in a school yard. He then overshot the school yard. The acft was configured with the landing gear down and the flaps up. Emergency procedure recommends 30 degs of flaps for a forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732QZ
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 210 61702
- Airframe hours
- 1,728
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cresent Leasing Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 12, 1988
- Departed
- AVX · Catalina, CA
- Destination
- CPM · Compton, CA
- Airport
- CPM
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 802 total · 642 in this make and model · 24 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.