- Date
- July 31, 1982, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- North Platte, NE
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22447Cessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820731033709A
- Case key
- 72045
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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
During the flight, the pilot had managed his fuel by switching tanks at one to two hour intervals. While arriving, he had been using fuel from his right tank and elected to continue using it. As he was aligning the aircraft with the runway, he made a sharp 360 degree turn to avoid another aircraft and obtain spacing. At about that time the engine lost power. He elected to land on a hill, and during the approach, he maneuvered the plane under power lines. Investigation revealed that the fuel selector was still positioned to the right tank, which was empty. About 10.25 gallons of fuel was drained from the left main and header tanks. When checked, the right fuel gauge indicated from 20 to 45 lbs, but would change each time power was applied, the owner's manual stated that when the fuel bays were less than 1/4 full, prolonged, uncoordinated flight could result in fuel starvation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22447
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059752
- Airframe hours
- 635
- Engine
- Continental IO-520L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ajax Industrial Supplies
- Registered owner
- Ajax Industrial Supplies
- Departed
- 07C · Auburn, IN
- Destination
- Ogallala, NE
- Airport
- LBF · Lee Bird Field, runway 12L, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 363 total · 90 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 190 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBF, 1 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.