- Date
- December 28, 1989, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Stuart, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N456GSCessna 210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891228056419A
- Case key
- 32539
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper calculation of fuel consumption which resulted in an inadequate fuel supply to reach his destination.
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 loss of engine power occurred while on final appraoch. A forced landing was made on a golf course and the airplane nosed over. The right fuel tank was found empty, and the left fuel tank had 1/2 gallon. The engine was operated to full power after the accident with no evidence of failure or malfunction. The flight had departed south bend at 1105 EST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N456GS
- Reported as
- Cessna 210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061946
- Airframe hours
- 1,355
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George V. Schmitt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 6, 1989 · 136 hours before
- Departed
- SBN · South Bend, IN
- Destination
- SUA · Stuart, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SUA · Witham, runway 2, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,613 total · 1,116 in this make and model · 2,463 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 31 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.